Manson's Tropical Diseases (IE), 22e** Author-Editor:Cook-Zumla Known for its reader-friendly outline

Known for its reader-friendly outline format and compact portable size

and prognosis

Care of spinal conditions has become increasingly complex and confusing

The material is presented in double page spreads

provides ratings and critical evaluations of pertinent strengths and weaknesses in a concise and systematic fashion and provides help in: * Studying spinal disease conditions * Preparing informed treatment decisions * Communicating individual patient disease severity * Evaluating publications regarding treatment results and success * Formulating spinal research projects * Providing a scientific reference tool The book is divided into two major systems Disease severity: * General disease severity * Instability * Osteoporosis * Stenosis * Spinal deformity * Degenerative disorders * Infection * Tumor * Heterotopic ossification Trauma severity: * General trauma scores * Spinal cord injury * Fracture classifications All identified measures within each category are formally reviewed and displayed in a unique visually friendly manner containing: * A one of a kind compendium of high quality diagrams for each severity measure or classification system with unrivaled specificity and detail * The content of each measure and whether it incorporates the critically important ABCDs of disease severity including: an anatomical component

Manson's Tropical Diseases (IE), 22e** Author-Editor:Cook-Zumla Known for its reader-friendly outlineSpecialty: Infectious Disease, Publisher: Elsevier, Publication Year: 2008