Management and Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries

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Front Matter
1. Introduction
2. Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord
3. Spinal Fractures
4. Imaging Studies
5. Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injuries
6. Basic Physical and Neurological Examinations for Spinal Cord Injury
7. Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
8. Epidemiology
9. Spinal Shock
10. Acute Management of Spinal Cord Injury
11. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries
12. Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injuries
13. Syringomyelia
14. Myelomeningocele, Chiari Malformation
15. Cauda Equina Injuries
16. Autonomic Dysfunction
17. Cardiovascular Dysfunction
18. Respiratory Dysfunction
19. Orthostatic Hypotension
20. Autonomic Dysreflexia
21. Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorder
22. Venous Thromboembolism
23. Thermoregulatory Dysfunction
24. Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
25. Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction and Gastrointestinal Problems
26. Sexual Dysfunction
27. Pressure Injuries
28. Heterotopic Ossification
29. Spasticity and Contracture
30. Pain
31. Spinal Cord Injury and Malformations in Children
32. Aging with Spinal Cord Injury and Spinal Cord Injury in the Elderly
33. Neurological Deterioration
34. Concurrent Traumatic Brain Injury with Spinal Cord Injury
35. Functional Outcomes and Mobility
36. Walking Dysfunction
37. Psychological Consideration After Spinal Cord Injury
38. Follow-Up Care of Spinal Cord Injuries
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