Spine Pearls

Case presentations review key elements of clinical evaluation and rational management of spine disorders not readily found in standard texts. A brief clinical vignette and a clinical photo are provided for each case, and the reader is encouraged to consider a differential diagnosis and formulate a plan for diagnosis and treatment. The next page reveals the correct diagnosis, discusses the disorder and the specific patient outcome, and concludes with 3-4 clinical pearls distilled from the case.Allows the reader to form a differential diagnosis and "guess" the definitive diagnosisEfficient and user-friendly, self-study approach is ideal for board review or keeping currentThese real patient cases are often different from standard "textbook" cases and therefore provide information not found in standard textsThe Clinical Pearls sections distill the noteworthy points from each case