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Thieme congratulates Todd J. Albert on being chosen by New York magazine for its prestigious Best Doctors 2017 list. Cervical Spine Surgery Challenges: Diagnosis and Management is a practical reference for surgeons treating patients with the full range of cervical spine disorders, including degenerative spine conditions, neoplasms, inflammatory conditions, infectious conditions, trauma, and deformities. Leading experts in the field of spine surgery present their clinical expertise, providing concise descriptions of the clinical presentation, history and examination, imaging, diagnosis, indications, preferred method of treatment, alternate treatment options, postoperative management, and complications. Highlights: Case-based format rapidly orients readers to key clinical information Comprehensive coverage of various approaches enables readers to select the best method of surgical intervention Descriptions of common complications and pitfalls provide important recommendations for avoiding errors and improving surgical outcomes Practical information on state-of-the-art techniques including minimally invasive surgery and motion-sparing technology 175 illustrations and images demonstrate important concepts This is a must-have reference for all orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, spine surgeons, residents, and fellows seeking the current best practices in cervical spine surgery. ""

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Author:   Todd J. Albert ,  Joon Yung Lee ,  Moe R. Lim
Publisher:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.948kg
ISBN:  

9781588904942

ISBN 10:   1588904946
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 February 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I. Degenerative Conditions 1. Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Anterior Cervical Approach Rihn/Lee/Kang 2. Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Posterior Cervical Approach Epstein N/Epstein J 3. Multilevel Cervical Spondylosis: Anterior Approach Cluck/Bohlman 4. Multilevel Cervical Spondylosis: Posterior Approach Shibayama/Singh/An 5. Failed Anterior Cervical Fusion Falowski/Harrop 6. Failed Dorsal Cervical Fusion Spiotta/Krishnaney/Benzel 7. Adjacent Level Degeneration Whang/Hilibrand 8. Soft Disc Herniation: Anterior vs. Posterior Approaches Dunlap/Lim/Whitaker Section II. Neoplasms 9. Primary Osseous Tumors of the Cervical Spine Marco 10. Metastatic Tumors of the Cervical Spine Bilsky 11. Intramedullary and Extramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors Conway/Jallo Section III. Inflammatory Conditions 12. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Occiput-C1-C2 Huang/Taunk/Girardi/Cammisa 13. Subaxial Subluxation of the Rheumatoid Cervical Spine Gillon/Grauer 14. Ankylosing Spondylitis: Cervico-Thoracic Osteotomy Sengupta/Lee Section IV. Infectious Conditions 15. Cervical Epidural Abscess Heller/Baron/Weaver 16. Cervical Osteomyelitis Tannoury/Anderson Section V. Trauma 17. Central Cord Syndrome Paquette/Kwon 18. Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations Bono/Toman 19. Cervical Burst Fracture Patel/Lee/Tally/Vaccaro 20. Traumatic Spondyloloptosis of the Cervical Spine Zavatsky/Lim/Lee 21. Cervical Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis Cassinelli/Dean/Riew 22. Cervical Fractures in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Goldberg/Poelstra/Albert 23. Acute Odontoid Fractures Mathur/Perri/Siddique/Shanti/Azer 24. Odontoid Fracture Non-Union Laurent/Hadley 25. C1 Ring Fractures Wood 26. Cervico-Cranial Injuries Bransford/Bellabarba/Chapman Section VI. Deformity 27. Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis Heary/Kumar/Sabit Section VII. Miscellaneous 28. Klippel-Feil Syndrome Moulding/Fassett/Harrop 29. Syringomyelia Wang/Oh 30. Dural Tears in the Cervical Spine Hannallah/Kang 31. Motion Sparing Technology Orndorff/Whang/Albert 32. Minimally Invasive Techniques Jabbour/Sharan/Harrop

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