Overview

The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert spinal surgeons Drs. Vikas Patel and Christopher J. Kleck, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during spine surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications. Helps you navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in spine surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes Covers key topics such as Avoiding Complications in Pain Management Before and After Spine Surgery, Managing Spinal Cord Injuries, Complications Associated with Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Osteotomy and Surgical Correction Related Complications, and more Features a full-color design with numerous photographs, radiographs, and illustrations Includes clinical images and MRI and CT scans to enhance and reinforce the material Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout Includes introductory material on relevant anatomy and necessary background information An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

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Author:   Vikas Patel, MD (Professor and Executive Vice Chair Orthopaedics, USA) ,  Christopher J. Kleck, MD (Chief of Orthopedic Surgery Assistant Professor, USA) ,  Stephen Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC (Medical Director, EMMC Sports Health, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Maine, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   1.070kg
ISBN:  

9780323880664

ISBN 10:   0323880665
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   29 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1     Optimization to Avoid Complications 2     Managing Medical Complications 3     Avoiding Complications in Pain Management Before and After Spine Surgery 4     Avoiding Complications in Outpatient Spine Surgery 5     Managing Spinal Cord Injuries 6     Managing Nerve Root Injuries 7     Managing Post-operative Infections 8     When to Operate on the Cervical Spine 9     General Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery 10   Anterior Approach Related Complications 11   Posterior Approach Related Complications 12   Long-term Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery 13   Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Cervical Spine 14   When to Operate on the Thoracic Spine 15   Lateral Approach Related Complications 16   Posterior Approach Related Complications 17   Long-term Complications of Thoracic Spine Surgery 18   When to Operate on the Lumbar Spine 19   General Complications of Lumbar Spine Surgery 20   Anterior Approach Related Complications 21   Lateral Approach Related Complications 22   Posterior Approach Related Complications 23   Long-Term Complications of Lumbar Spine Surgery 24   Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine 25   When to Operate on Pediatric Spine Deformity 26   General Complications 27   Complications Associated with Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis 28   Long-term Complications 29   When to Operate on Adult Spine Deformity 30   General Complications 31   Osterotomy and Surgical Correction Related Complications 32   Long-Term Complications

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Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC is a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at Northern Light Orthopedics. He completed his medical school at the University of Sydney, Residency at University of Maryland and Fellowship at the Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario and then his second at the Oakville Sports Injury Clinic in Oakville, Ontario.

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