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Easy-to-use book written by acknowledged experts
Describes and evaluates surgical options in a wide range of conditions
Includes important background information on pathology, presentation, diagnosis, and nonsurgical treatments
Invaluable aid for all who are embarking on a career in spinal surgery or require a ready reference that can be consulted during everyday practice
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Table of contents (42 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General
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Front Matter
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About this book
Spine surgery has increasingly become a surgical field of its own, with a distinct body of knowledge. This easy-to-use book, written by acknowledged experts, is designed to meet the practical needs of the novice and the busy resident by providing essential information on spine pathology, diagnostic evaluation, surgical procedures, and other treatments. After an opening general section, degenerative spinal disease, pediatric spine conditions, spine trauma, spine tumors, infections, inflammatory disorders, and metabolic conditions are all discussed in more depth. Alongside description and evaluation of surgical options, important background information is included on pathology, presentation, diagnosis, and nonsurgical treatments. Potential complications of surgery are also carefully considered. Spine Surgery Basics will be an invaluable aid for all who are embarking on a career in spinal surgery or require a ready reference that can be consulted during everyday practice.
Reviews
“This book- Spine Surgery Basics, definitely serves the purpose of Overview of Spinal disorders for New Students. … This book Spine Surgery Basics- is very useful book for Medical Undergraduates, First year Resident doctors of Orthopaedic Postgraduates, even Paramedics and Paramedics of Operating room, Physiotherapist and Nursing students. Small Book- Big content. Very fast reference book. Congrats to Authors of Book- Spine Surgery Basics.” (Amazon.in, September, 2015)
“This textbook covers cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spine surgery and instrumentation current to 2013. … Radiographic, CT, and MRI imaging of the spinal cord pathologies are clear and well thought out for both students and expert surgeons to grasp and follow. … I highly recommend this book to neurosurgeons and orthopaedic spinal experts.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, December, 2013)
“This book is an excellent resource for trainees entering spine training. … This book is an easy read for entry level trainees and just covers the basics so they have a resource to be an active and functional participant in patient care.” (Heidi Armbruster, Amazon.com, October, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Colorado, Denver Dept. Orthopaedics, Aurora, USA
Vikas V. Patel, Evalina Burger
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Alpesh Patel
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Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
James S. Harrop
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spine Surgery Basics
Editors: Vikas V. Patel, Alpesh Patel, James S. Harrop, Evalina Burger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34126-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-34125-0Published: 08 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52018-5Published: 01 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-34126-7Published: 11 September 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 577
Number of Illustrations: 203 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Rehabilitation Medicine