Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
- An Instructional Course Textbook
Published on 11. March 2008
Book
Hardback
XIV, 214 pages
978-3-7985-1828-5 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the instructional course of orthopaedic spine surgery, the "Ulm Spine Week", which is held annually at the Department of Orthopaedics of the University of Ulm, a panel of experts in the field of spine surgery is presenting a variety of issues related to the treatment of acquired disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine as well as to lumbar non-fusion technology.
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Edition
2008 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
XIV, 214 p.
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
833 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7985-1828-5 (9783798518285)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-7985-1829-2
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11/2014
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Content
Degenerative/rheumatic disorders and deformities.- Posterior instrumentation of the cervical spine using the neon occipito-cervical system.- Treatment principles in rheumatoid instability of the cervical spine.- Surgical techniques in cervical spinal canal stenosis.- Techniques of thoracic and lumbar pedicle screws, lumbosacral fixation, and costotransversectomy.- Fusion procedures for degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine-indications, techniques, and results.- Herniation of the lumbar intervertebral disc - when is surgery required?.- Lumbar spinal canal stenosis - decompression with or without stabilization?.- Spondylolisthesis - diagnosis and therapy.- Current concepts in scoliosis surgery.- Syringomyelia - causes and treatment.- Computer navigation in spine surgery.- Trauma.- Treatment of cervical spine injuries.- Thoracic spine injuries - open versus endoscopic procedures.- Surgical treatment of fractures of the lumbar spine.- The role of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the management of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.- Tumor and infection.- Tumor lesions of the cervical spine - pitfalls and their solution.- Tumorous diseases of the thoracic and lumbar spine.- Epidemiology and prognosis in spinal metastasis.- Spondylitis and spondylodiscitis.- Non-fusion technology.- Biomechanical characteristics of different non-fusion implants.- Interspinous devices - implants, indications and results.- Lumbar total disc replacement - implants, indications, and results.