Featuring contributions from the foremost spine surgeons worldwide,
this volume is the most comprehensive guide to contemporary pediatric
spine surgery. Coverage includes all common and rarer surgical
procedures and instrumentation systems and the entire range of
complications that a spine surgeon might encounter.
The book presents step-by-step, thoroughly illustrated surgical
techniques and offers expert advice on prevention and management of
complications. Also included are detailed descriptions of the
intricate traction and casting needed for rehabilitation. Other
chapters address perioperative considerations such as anesthesia,
blood salvage, neurophysiology, spinal cord monitoring, bone banking,
and bone grafting. Each chapter includes a comprehensive bibliography.
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For senior residents, practicing pediatric spine specialists,
orthopedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons. Covers intraoperative
considerations including anesthetic issues, neurophysiology, and
spinal cord monitoring, with descriptions of variations in technique
and specific advantages, disadvantages, and complications of each.
Technique chapters emphasize indications, contraindications,
pitfalls, and the etiology, prevention, and treatment of
complications. Chapters on implants emphasize basic science,
particularly biomechanics, as well as providing detailed explanation
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Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City. Devoted primarily to surgical approaches
and techniques. Covers intraoperative considerations, including
anesthesia, neurophysiology, and spinal cord monitoring. Describes
variations in technique, and specific advantages, disadvantages, and
complications. For residents and pediatric spine specialists. DNLM:
Spinal Diseases--surgery-Child.