Overview
Revised and expanded edition of Surgical Approaches to the Spine, 2e (2003), featuring nine new chapters
Clearly enumerated and illustrated step-by-step surgical procedures for the spine, back and neck
Reflects the worldwide movement toward tubular retractors for a multitude of approaches
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (54 chapters)
-
Front Matter
Keywords
- Anterior approach
- BERG approach
- Cervical approach
- Cervical spine
- Costotransversectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Lateral approach
- Lincoln Highway approach
- Lumbar approach
- Lumbar spine
- Lumbosacral approach
- Spine surgery
- Surgical approach
- Thoracic approach
- Thoracic spine
- Transaxillary approach
- Transoral approach
- Transperitoneal approach
- Transsternal approach
- Ventral approach
About this book
Now is its revised and expanded third edition, including nine new chapters, this step-by-step, state-of-the-art procedural manual covers over 50 unique surgical approaches for injuries and conditions of the spine. Generously illustrated, various surgical approaches to the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine are clearly enumerated and described, including anterior, lateral, and posterior approaches and the worldwide movement toward the use of tubular retractors for a multitude of approaches. Written and edited by leaders in the field of spine surgery, this updated edition will be an invaluable resource for orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and sports medicine practitioners alike.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Robert G. Watkins III, MD, Director, Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
Robert G. Watkins IV, MD, Chairman, Surgery Department, Marina del Rey Hospital, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Surgical Approaches to the Spine
Editors: Robert G. Watkins, III, Robert G. Watkins, IV
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2465-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2464-6Published: 29 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3689-2Published: 29 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2465-3Published: 28 April 2015
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XVI, 421
Number of Illustrations: 118 b/w illustrations, 465 illustrations in colour
Topics: Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Surgery