Reconstruction of Upper Cervical Spine and Craniovertebral Junction

2011
ISBN: 978-3-642-42226-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 322 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

An illustrative manual for general spine surgeons, this text atlas covers all currently available techniques of upper cervical spine and craniovertebral junction reconstruction. All the surgical risks and benefits are discussed and compared with the outcome of more than 300 surgeries of this region. The surgical procedures are demonstrated step-by-step in instructive drawings and illustrations describing the approach, technique of implant introduction and spine reconstruction. A special focus is on realtime and virtual navigation techniques as well as potential complications and their avoidance.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Choutka, Ondrej

Suchomel, Petr

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Neurochirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Orthopädie, konservativ

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Anatomy, Biomechanics and Radiology: Surgical Anatomy.- Biomechanical Remarks.- Special Radiology. Principles of Reconstruction Techniques: Surgical Approaches to Upper Cervical Spine Reconstruction.- Basic Principles of Reconstruction Techniques.- Specific Techniques of Upper Cervical Spine Reconstruction.- Virtual and Real-time Navigational Techniques. Indications for Surgery and Examples of Reconstruction: Trauma of Upper Cervical Spine and Craniovertebral Junction.- Posttraumatic Deformity.- Non-specific Inflammation.- Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Tumors.- Developmental Deformities.- Degenerative Disorders.- Surgical Failures.

Über Autor(innen)

Petr Suchomel is the chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery (Neurocenter) at Liberec Hospital, Liberec, Czech Republic. His main interest is in the whole field of neurosurgery including tumors of central nervous system, vascular neurosurgery; special interest in surgery of spine and spinal cord. He has received a number of distinguished awards and was president of the European Spine Society in 2003.