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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157473603321

Autore

König Alexander

Titolo

Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine [[electronic resource] ] : Therapeutic Management in the Subaxial Section / / by Alexander König, Uwe Spetzger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-47298-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 132 p. 130 illus., 85 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

617.48

Soggetti

Neurosurgery

Orthopedics

Otolaryngologic surgery

Traumatology

General practice (Medicine)

Surgical Orthopedics

Conservative Orthopedics

Head and Neck Surgery

Traumatic Surgery

General Practice / Family Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anatomical aspects -- Biomechanical aspects -- Preoperative diagnostic methods -- Conservative treatment -- Choice of the surgical approach -- Choice of implant -- Surgical technique -- Information of the patient: outcome, risks, complication rates -- Implant safety and complication management -- Future of cervical spine surgery.

Sommario/riassunto

The authors present anatomical, biomechanical, and clinical basic knowledge relevant to degenerative diseases of the surgical spine and describe how to choose the approach, implant, and surgical technique in detail. Numerous figures illustrate the decision-making process and surgical techniques step-by-step. The book also contains key points



about implant safety and possible complications as well as an outlook to the future of cervical spine surgery. Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine is aimed at spinal surgeons (neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons), physical therapists, general practitioners, and rehabilitation physicians, worldwide.