The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Drs. Vaccaro and Albert have compiled over 60 examples of operative and nonoperative spinal pathology and present them as case illustrations with subsequent discussions. Just shy of 100 contributors have lent their expertise to the clinical material presented within. The book is bound in a hard cover, and consists of 515 pages printed in a glossy format to provide high-quality figure reproduction. The cases are organized according to disease category and appear to be chosen to provide a generous depth and scope, ranging from simple operative and nonoperative cervical, thoracic, and lumbar disc herniations to adult deformity correction and even vascular malformations. The format for each case typically consists of a description of history of presentation and physical findings followed by pictures of pertinent imaging studies. A discussion ensues of the treatment, sometimes with operative techniques, followed by an overview of the pathological process. What I liked about this book: It was refreshing and stimulating to look at individual cases and learn how the various experts treated their patients. The follow-up discussions provided a light overview of the subject material, refreshing my own memories of concepts last reviewed many years