Essentials of Spinal Microsurgery
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Publisher)
7th Edition
Published on 22. June 1998
Book
Hardback
688 pages
978-0-397-51861-6 (ISBN)
Description
Written by the world's foremost authorities on spinal microsurgery, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference on microsurgery for cervical and lumbar disc disease and other spinal disorders. The book guides the surgeon through every aspect of spinal microsurgery, including preoperative evaluation of patients, choice of instruments, surgical anatomy, surgical techniques for specific diseases, perioperative and postoperative care, and prevention and management of complications. More than 1,200 photographs, drawings, and radiographs complement the text. The introductory section explains the fundamentals of microsurgery: the microscope, instrumentation, wound healing and mobilization, bone grafting in the degenerative spine, and control of bleeding and infection. The next two sections provide detailed information on microsurgery for cervical and lumbar disc disease. Additional chapters describe microsurgical procedures for tumors, vascular malformations, infections, thoracic disc herniation, and narrowing at the cervicomedullary junction and foramen magnum
Written by the world's foremost authorities on spinal microsurgery, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference on microsurgery for cervical and lumbar disc disease and other spinal disorders. The book guides the surgeon through every aspect of spinal microsurgery, including preoperative evaluation of patients, choice of instruments, surgical anatomy, surgical techniques for specific diseases, perioperative and postoperative care, and prevention and management of complications. More than 1,200 photographs, drawings, and radiographs complement the text. The introductory section explains the fundamentals of microsurgery: the microscope, instrumentation, wound healing and mobilization, bone grafting in the degenerative spine, and control of bleeding and infection. The next two sections provide detailed information on microsurgery for cervical and lumbar disc disease. Additional chapters describe microsurgical procedures for tumors, vascular malformations, infections, thoracic disc herniation, and narrowing at the cervicomedullary junction and foramen magnum
Written by the world's foremost authorities on spinal microsurgery, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference on microsurgery for cervical and lumbar disc disease and other spinal disorders. The book guides the surgeon through every aspect of spinal microsurgery, including preoperative evaluation of patients, choice of instruments, surgical anatomy, surgical techniques for specific diseases, perioperative and postoperative care, and prevention and management of complications. More than 1,200 photographs, drawings, and radiographs complement the text. The introductory section explains the fundamentals of microsurgery: the microscope, instrumentation, wound healing and mobilization, bone grafting in the degenerative spine, and control of bleeding and infection. The next two sections provide detailed information on microsurgery for cervical and lumbar disc disease. Additional chapters describe microsurgical procedures for tumors, vascular malformations, infections, thoracic disc herniation, and narrowing at the cervicomedullary junction and foramen magnum
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Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1273
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
1814 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-397-51861-6 (9780397518616)
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Content
Part 1 The microscope and other basic principles of microsurgery: a personal history of spinal microsurgery, R.W. Williams; the microscope as a surgical aide; instrumentation for spinal microsurgery, including ancillary equipment; wound healing and mobilization (the foundation of microsurgery); bone grafting in the degenerative spine; control of bleeding in microsurgery; the teaching of spinal microsurgery. Part 2 Microsurgery for cervical disc disease: advantages and disadvantages of microsurgical approaches to the cervical spine; pathophysiology and clinical syndromes in cervical disc degeneration; surgical anatomy of the cervical spine, spinal cord and surrounding structures; anterior microdiscectomy for soft disc; anterior microsurgical approach to spondylosis; cervical disc surgery - overall results; posterior microlaminotomy/facetotomy for foraminal soft disc and spurs; posterior cervical wide decompressive techniques; perioperative care for cervical spine patients; complications for cervical spine microsurgery. Part 3 Microsurgery for lumbar disc release. Part 4 Microsurgery for other special disorders.