Main description:

This book presents the latest information on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of peripheral nerve entrapment neuropathy, focusing on the lumbar spine and the lower limbs. The book is divided into three thematic sections, on para-lumbar spine disease, lower limb entrapment neuropathy, and comprehensive reviews. In addition to exploring the latest advances, it also features short essays by the Editor that provide valuable insights into the disease. Though neuropathy of the upper limbs has been studied in detail and substantial evidence is available, there are very few books on para-lumbar spine and lower limb entrapment neuropathy. Often, the symptoms are misdiagnosed as lumbar spine disease, overlooked, or treated as failed back surgery syndrome.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the disease and shares the latest findings from the last 10 years of research into its diagnosis and treatment, offering essential guidance for general clinicians, spinal surgeons and neurosurgeon who treat numbness and pain in the lower limbs and lower back. It will also benefit young doctors interested in the field, nurses, therapists and patients

Contents:

Chapter 1 Overview

Part 1 Para-lumbar spine disease

Chapter 2 Superior cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy

Chapter 3 Middle cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy

Chapter 4 Gluteus medius muscle pain

Chapter 5 Editor's short essay 1

Chapter 6 Sacroiliac joint pain

Chapter 7 Piriformis syndrome

Chapter 8 Editor's short essay 2

Part 2 Lower limb entrapment neuropathy

Chapter 9 Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment neuropathy

Chapter 10 Common peroneal nerve entrapment neuropathy

Chapter 11 Superficial peroneal nerve entrapment neuropathy

Chapter 12 Editor's short essay 3

Chapter 13 Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Chapter 14 Morton disease

Chapter 15 Editor's short essay 4

Part 3 Comprehensive view

Chapter 16 Relationship between paralumbar spine disease/ leg entrapment neuropathy and failed back surgery syndrome

Chapter 17 Incidence of para-lumbar spine disease

Chapter 18 Editor's short essay 5