Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine

By Thomas A. Zdeblick

Now in its Third Edition, this popular volume in the Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery Series combines thestep-by-step procedural guidance that readers have come to trust with new and updated discussions of specific procedures. The text's how-to format helps readers face the challenges of spinal surgery with confidence.
- Surgical guidance from recognized masters in their specialty helps refine technique, minimize error, improve outcomes, and manage complications.
- Consistent, reader-friendly format provides key facts on the background, indications/contraindications, presurgical preparation, operative technique, postsurgical follow-up, recommended reading, and tips and pearls for each procedure.
- Abundant intraoperative color photos and precise line drawings reveal areas not visible to the surgeon during a procedure.
NEW to the Third Edition...
- Six new chapters address Transpedicular Fixation, Anterior Cervical Arthroplasty, Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion, and Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty.
- Expanded coverage of neurologic issues in spinal surgery broadens the text's scope and assists in presurgical planning and choice of technique.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 145117361X
• ISBN13: 9781451173611
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: LWW
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.9"