The textbook of spinal surgery

• Other Authors: Bridwell, Keith H. 1934- (Editor), Dewald, Ronald L. 1934- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2011
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Spinal Diseases > surgery; Spine > surgery; Biomechanics > surgery
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• Physical Description: 2 volumes (various pagings) illustrations (color) 29 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780781786201; 0781786207

Recognized as one of the leading references on the spine, this comprehensive two-volume text brings together experts from around the world to discuss the full scope of spinal surgery. This edition has many new contributors, including both neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons, and presents a broad survey of all aspects of spinal surgery, including degenerative disorders, deformities, tumors, fractures, infections, and more. Chapters describe current surgical techniques in detail and discuss indications, preoperative and postoperative care, and possible complications. More than 3,500 illustrations complement the text, and bulleted points, tables, and algorithms are used extensively throughout. A companion Website with the fully searchable text and procedural video is included with the two-volume text