Spine surgery has come to the age into the new millennium. This is an efficient technical guide designed, easy to use, concise, and accurate how-to reference for spine surgeons and residents in training who wish to attack a broad range of challenges in techniques of spine surgery. The world's foremost spine surgeons from USA, UK, Europe and Asia describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step approach, explaining the indications and contraindications, identifying pitfalls and potential complications. Improvement in technology and innovation has given spine surgery a new vision as well as a practical proposition. The book has been written in an atlas format and this one of a kind book offers a comprehensive coverage of all practical aspects of operative spine surgery. Covering the conventional as well as modern minimally invasive techniques to address various spine pathologies, all masters in the field present a clear layout, more than 400 high quality excellent illustrations and masterly tips and pearls to make a difficult spine surgery possible even for an average spine surgeon. The detailed operative steps plus all the images make the book a handy companion for all, involved in operative spine care.
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PGY1 residents can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge.
Stay up to date with the most current procedures - more than 50 procedures are new to this edition! Quickly review the relevant trauma or pathophysiology before viewing step-by-step coverage of the procedure.
The book is also ideal for seasoned clinicians studying for the ABOS recertification exams and motivated medical students preparing for orthopaedic surgery rotations.
OKU 12 brings you a comprehensive synthesis of the latest clinical thinking and best practices across all orthopaedic specialty areas.
"The Atlas of Essential Orthopaedic Procedures is a concise, visual textbook that offers a unique approach for reviewing and solidifying the foundation for over 100 essential surgical procedures across the orthopaedic specialties.
Select chapters are enhanced with videos that bring the techniques to life. This new volume provides online access to the current volume and every volume back to and including Volume 51.
Other chapters are new to this volume and cover the shoulder, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, and the use of arthroscopy to correct hip problems caused by sports injuries.
This is the first major new comprehensive text and reference on surgical techniques in orthopaedics.
The high-quality surgical images throughout the book will enhance the reader's understanding of the material presented. In addition, each chapter ends with a summary and three key points. [taken from preface].