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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798569303321

Titolo

Atlas of neurosurgical techniques : spine and peripheral nerves / / [edited by] Richard G. Atlas, Laligam Sekhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Thieme, ©2016

ISBN

1-63853-071-8

1-62623-055-2

Edizione

[2nd ed]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,825 pages) : illustrations, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

FesslerRichard G

SekharLaligam N

Soggetti

Nervous system - Surgery

Atlases.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Occipitocervical junction -- Midcervical spine -- Cervicothoracic juunction -- Thoracic and thoracolumbar spine -- Lumbar and Lumbosacral spine -- Minimally invasive spine procedures -- Peripheral nerve

Sommario/riassunto

Complete state-of-the-art coverage of surgical techniques for the spine and peripheral nerves, engaging the full range of approaches--anterior, anterolateral, posterior, and spanning posteriolateral--for these operations. Each section opens with an in-dept discussion of pathology, etiology, and differential diagnosis to help master the underlying scientific principles of diseases and conditions of the spine and peripheral nerves. The authors then present technique-oriented chapters containing step-by-step descriptions of surgical procedures