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PART 01 후종인대골화증의 실체 · ······························· 1
CHAPTER 01 후종인대골화증이란 무엇인가요? ····················· 2
CHAPTER 02 척추와 척수, 신경의 이해 ··························· 6
CHAPTER 03 발병원인과 역학적 특성 ··························· 12
CHAPTER 04 후종인대골화증에 대한 오해와 진실 ·················· 15

PART 02 후종인대골화증의 진단과 질병의 경과 · ············· 19
CHAPTER 01 어떤 증상이 나타나나요? ·························· 20
CHAPTER 02 정확한 진단을 위한 가이드 ························· 23
CHAPTER 03 질병의 자연 경과 · ······························· 28

PART 03 어떤 치료를 어떻게 해야 하나요? ···················· 39
CHAPTER 01 올바른 치료를 위한 가이드 ························· 40
CHAPTER 02 수술 없이 증상의 악화를 막는 방법 · ················· 47
CHAPTER 03 수술은 언제 해야 하나요? · ························ 51

PART 04 성공적인 수술을 위한 가이드 ························· 55
CHAPTER 01 수술 방법의 종류 · ······························· 56
CHAPTER 02 의사가 어떻게 수술방법을 결정하나요? ··············· 59
CHAPTER 03 수술 성공률을 높이는 ‘황금 삼각형’ ·················· 66
CHAPTER 04 수술의 타이밍: 왜 서둘러야 할 때가 있는가? ··········· 68
CHAPTER 05 수술 전후 병원 생활 ······························ 71

PART 05 가장 중요한 재활: 치료 후 어떻게 회복하나요? · ··· 79

PART 06 재발 및 증상 악화를 예방하는 주의 사항 ············ 87
CHAPTER 01 생활습관 ······································· 88
CHAPTER 02 식이요법과 영양제 · ······························ 96
CHAPTER 03 동반 질환의 관리 · ······························· 99

PART 07 보호자의 역할: 곁에서 어떻게 도와야 하나요? · ··· 103

PART 08 요약정보 ··············································· 113

PART 09 실제 환자 Cases ······································ 121