Corrective Osteotomies for Rigid Spinal Deformities

The book "Corrective Osteotomies of Rigid Spinal Deformities" is a comprehensive guide and surgical manual for managing patients with rigid spinal deformities. It includes contributions from global experts and covers surgical and nonsurgical management strategies for various types of rigid spinal deformities. The book highlights the challenges of managing these deformities and provides safe and optimal treatment solutions. It also covers new technologies such as computer-assisted robotic surgery and biological aspects that enhance spinal fusion. The authors share firsthand pearls gained over many decades of delivering surgical care, making it an indispensable resource for advanced spine surgeons and residents.

Format: Mixed media product
Length: 316 pages
Publication date: 08 March 2023
Publisher: Thieme Publishing Group

Despite ongoing efforts to identify and treat spine deformities in younger and older populations, spine deformity surgeons encounter a diverse range of complex spinal pathologies across the age and pathology continuum. Corrective Osteotomies of Rigid Spinal Deformities, edited by renowned spinal deformity specialists Leon Kaplan and Lawrence G. Lenke, showcases contributions from an impressive array of global experts. The meticulously written compendium delves into the inherent challenges of managing rigid spine deformities and presents a comprehensive range of safe and optimal treatment solutions. Spanning thirty-four chapters, this comprehensive text encompasses surgical and nonsurgical management strategies for congenital, neuromuscular, syndrome-associated, infection, and neoplasm-related rigid spinal deformities. Special topics covered include secondary correction, pitfalls and difficulties, revision surgeries, and surgical and trauma-related neurological complications. New technologies, such as computer-assisted robotic surgery, evaluation and treatment of spinal tuberculosis in adults and children, and biological aspects that enhance spinal fusion, are also explored. Throughout the text, the authors share invaluable insights and experiences gained over many decades of delivering surgical care.

Key Highlights:
The rational, decision-making, meticulous planning, surgical strategies, and outcomes presented for each type of spinal deformity reflect the authors' extensive clinical and surgical expertise.
Step-by-step methodology for treating rigid spinal deformities, including anterior, posterior, and combined approaches.
Anesthesiological aspects of spine correction in different stages of surgery and the importance of spinal neuromonitoring.
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Weight: 1271g
Dimension: 280 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783131730817