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This book provides neurosurgeons and trainees with the latest techniques in spinal surgery.
Divided into three sections, each is dedicated to surgical procedures in a key region of the spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar.
Each topic is presented in a step by step process covering anatomy, indications and contraindications, techniques and outcomes.
Authored by internationally recognised, Philadelphia-based experts in the field, this invaluable text is enhanced by more than 200 surgical images and illustrations.
Key points
- Practical guide to latest techniques in spinal surgery for neurosurgeons and trainees
- In depth coverage of procedures for each section of the spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar
- Internationally recognised, Philadelphia-based author team
- Highly illustrated with surgical images and illustrations
Alexander R Vaccaro MD PhD MBA
Richard H Rothman Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Neurosurgery, Co-Director, Delaware Valley Spinal Cord Injury Centre; Co-Chief of Spine Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical Centre at Thomas Jefferson University; President, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, USA
Arjun Sebastian MD
Clinical Spine Surgery Fellow, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, USA
SECTION 1: CERVICAL
- Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty
- Cervical Laminoplasty
SECTION 2: THORACIC
- Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Disc Herniation
- Thoracic Transpedicular Decompression
- Multilevel Ponte Osteotomy for Thoracic Kyphosis
- Vertebral Column Resection
SECTION 3: LUMBAR
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
- Minimal Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF)
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
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