Best Evidence for Spine Surgery

20 Cardinal Cases (Expert Consult - Online and Print)
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4377-1625-2
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Expert Consult - Online and Print, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 275 mm, Gewicht: 839 g

Best Evidence for Spine Surgery provides representative cases that help you determine the optimal surgical interventions for your patients. Drs. Rahul Jandial and Steven R. Garfin, and a balanced team of preeminent neurosurgeons and orthopaedists, address the trend toward a more collaborative approach between spine and orthopaedic surgery. This easy-to-read, evidence-based resource also features "Tips from the masters" for a quick review of important elements of diagnosis and treatment and online access at www.expertconsult.com with the fully searchable text, images, and a video library of procedures.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jandial, Rahul

Garfin, Steven R

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Neurochirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Cervical Disc Herniation: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Arthroplasty 2 Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Bone-Grafting Options 3 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Anterior Versus Posterior Approach 4 Minimally Invasive Approaches to Thoracic Disc Herniations 5 Lumbar Disc Herniation with Mild Neurological Deficit: Microdiscectomy Versus Conservative Treatment 6 Cervical Spondylosis-Spinal Stenosis: Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion 7 Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease: Fusion Versus Artificial Disc 8 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Radicular Pain: Decompression Only Versus Decompression and Fusion 9 Asymptomatic Intradural Schwannoma: Surgery Versus Radiosurgery Versus Observation 10 Pseudotumor: Transoral Versus Posterior Fusion 11 Odontoid Fracture in the Elderly: Odontoid Screws Versus Posterior Fusion 12 C1-C2 Fusion: Transarticular Screws Versus Harms/Melcher Procedure 13 Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy: Anterior-Only Versus Circumferential Instrumentation 14 Cervical Jumped Facets and Incomplete Neurological Deficit: Closed-Reduction Versus Urgent Surgery 15 Laminectomy Across Cervicothoracic Junction: Fusion Versus Nonfusion 16 Vertebral Metastases: Ventral and Dorsal Approach Versus Lateral Extracavitary Transpedicular Approach 17 Degenerative Scoliosis: Anterior and Posterior Fusion Versus Posterior Fusion 18 Sagittal Imbalance: Multiple Smith-Peterson Osteotomies Versus Pedicle Substraction Osteotomies 19 L1-S1 Fusion: When to Extend to T12 and Pelvis and When to Include L5-S1 Anterior Grafting 20 High-Grade Spondylolisthesis: Reduction and Fusion Versus In Situ Fusion

Über Autor(innen)

Jandial, Rahul
Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, Section Head, Spine Program Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor of Surgery City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Beckman Research Institute Duarte, CA

Garfin, Steven R
Steven R. Garfin, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, San Diego; Chief, Section of Spine Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA