Surgical Approaches to the Spine
Editors: Watkins III, Robert G., Watkins IV, Robert G. (Eds.)
Free Preview- 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
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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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
- Table of contents (54 chapters)
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Anterior Cervical Approaches to the Spine
Pages 1-5
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Transoral Approach to C1–C2
Pages 7-10
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Transoral–Transpharyngeal Approach to the Cervical Spine
Pages 11-15
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Ventral Approaches to the Clivus, C1, and C2
Pages 17-26
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Anterior Medial Approach to C1, C2, and C3
Pages 27-32
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Table of contents (54 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Surgical Approaches to the Spine
- Editors
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- Robert G. Watkins III
- Robert G. Watkins IV
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4939-2465-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4939-2465-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-2464-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-3689-2
- Edition Number
- 3
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 421
- Number of Illustrations
- 118 b/w illustrations, 465 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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