Chapman JR, Lee MJ, Hermsmeyer JT, et al. Measurements in Spine Care. Thieme; 2012; 384 pgs.; 228 illustrations; $199.99.

This text Measurements in Spine Care is written primarily for clinicians involved with spine patients (orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons), along with those in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as nursing staff. While most of the book (368 pages) deals with clinical, laboratory, electrophysical, and pulmonary measurements, a sizeable part of the book (in fact, half of it) deals with radiographic measurements. This covers (just to name a few) measurements useful in assessing the craniovertebral junction, AA rotation, spinal diameters/stenosis, instability measurements, sacral tilts, degree of bone retropulsion, deformities of spine and spine angles, and measurements useful in scoliosis or imbalance issues. These are just a few of the many that are shown. Measurements are depicted by illustrations, not images, so the understanding of those measurements is simplified.

This is not a book that will be purchased by a neuroradiologist, but it would be of value to certain clinicians.