Bookedited by Thomas A. Zdeblick, M.D., AA McBeath Professor and Chairman,
... Show More Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Todd J. Albert, M.D., Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor Of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals, President, the Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Summary: Now in its Third Edition, this volume in the Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery Series combines the step-by-step procedural guidance that readers have come to know with new and updated discussions of specific procedures. The text's how-to format helps readers face the challenges of spinal surgery with confidence. 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.