Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Editor -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Section I Developmental Anatomy -- 1 Development and Maturation of the Axial Skeleton -- Section II Biomechanics -- 2 Spinal Biomechanics -- 3 Clinical Application of Biomechanics -- Section III Imaging Techniques -- 4 Imaging Modalities -- Section IV Patient Evaluation -- 5 Back Pain in Children -- 6 Evaluation of the Patient with Deformity -- Section V Congenital Abnormalities -- 7 Congenital Scoliosis -- 8 Congenital Kyphosis and Lordosis -- 9 Sacral Agenesis -- 10 Congenital and Developmental Spinal Stenosis -- 11 Craniovertebral Junction Abnormalities in the Pediatric Spine -- 12 Congenital Abnormalities of the Cervical Spine -- 13 Neurosurgical Management of Spinal Dysraphism -- 14 The Spine in Skeletal Dysplasias -- Section VI Developmental Abnormalities -- 15 Developmental Abnormalities of the Cervical Spine -- 16 Early-Onset Idiopathic Scoliosis -- 17 Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis -- 18 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Etiology -- 19 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Natural History -- 20 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Nonsurgical Techniques -- 21 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Surgery -- 22 Scheuermann Kyphosis -- 23 Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis -- 24 Herniated Nucleus Pulposus and Slipped Vertebral Apophysis -- 25 Neurofibromatosis -- 26 Iatrogenic Spinal Deformities -- 27 Marfan Syndrome -- 28 Chiari Malformations, Syringomyelia, and the Tethered Cord Syndrome -- Section VII Traumatic Conditions -- 29 The Cell Biology of Spinal Cord Injury -- 30 Cervical Spine Injuries in Children -- 31 Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine Fractures and Dislocations -- 32 Spinal Cord Injury and Posttraumatic Deformities -- 33 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation -- Section VIII Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions.

34 Pyogenic Infectious Spondylitis in Children -- 35 Tuberculosis of the Spine -- 36 Fungal Infections of the Spine -- 37 Rheumatic Diseases -- 38 Inflammatory Diseases of the Spinal Cord, Leptomeninges, and Dura -- Section IX Neoplasms and Malformations -- 39 Spine Neoplasms -- 40 Spinal Cord Tumors -- Section X Metabolic Disease -- 41 Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis -- 42 The Spine in Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- 43 Mucopolysaccharidosis, Mucolipidoses, and Homocystinuria -- Section XI Neuromuscular Disease -- 44 Neuromuscular Spinal Deformities -- 45 Spine Deformities Due to Cerebral Palsy -- 46 Spinal Deformities in Friedreich's Ataxia -- 47 Muscular Dystrophy -- 48 Spinal Muscular Atrophy -- 49 Myelomeningocele Spine -- 50 Poliomyelitis Scoliosis -- 51 Other Neuromuscular Deformities -- Section XII Orthotics -- 52 Orthotic Treatment for Spinal Disorders -- Section XIII Appendices -- A Terminology and Definitions -- B Embryology, Growth and Maturation -- C Radiographic Measurements -- D Classifications -- Index.