Spinal Fusion Techniques

Spinal Fusion Techniques is a comprehensive guide to the latest interventional techniques for treating chronic pain caused by spinal stenosis. It provides expert coverage of safe, accurate, and cost-effective pain relief using imaging modalities, including ultrasound-guided techniques and fluoroscopy. With high-quality images and clear guidance, it shows how to evaluate causes of pain, identify promising stimulation techniques, locate sites with precision, and deliver effective relief. It covers key topics such as Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Fusion, Posterior Spinal Fusion, and Interspinous Fusion with Lateral Percutaneous Technique, and includes easy-to-follow templated content on patient selection, preoperative prep, and post-operative care. An eBook version is included with purchase, allowing access to all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Format: Hardback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 17 May 2023
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Spinal Fusion Techniques, a comprehensive volume in the Atlas of Interventional Pain Management series, offers clinicians a practical and detailed guide to performing the latest interventional techniques for treating patients with chronic pain resulting from spinal stenosis. This easy-to-follow guide provides expert coverage of safe, accurate, and cost-effective pain relief using various clinically useful imaging modalities, including ultrasound-guided techniques and fluoroscopy. With high-quality images and clear, authoritative guidance throughout, it demonstrates how to evaluate the causes of pain, identify the most promising stimulation technique, locate the site with precision, and deliver effective relief. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest techniques used in spinal fusion, featuring clinically relevant anatomic drawings and radiologic images that provide step-by-step instruction on techniques. It provides clear guidance on the risks and benefits, as well as indications and contraindications, for each procedure. Key topics covered include Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Novel Approach to Facet Fusion, Posterior Spinal Fusion, and Interspinous Fusion with Lateral Percutaneous Technique. The book includes easy-to-follow, templated content on patient selection, preoperative prep, and post-operative care, with full-color line drawings, photographs, and ultrasound images that provide a firm grasp of the anatomy and equipment involved with each procedure. It highlights potential pitfalls for each technique and offers clinical pearls on how to avoid them. An eBook version is included with purchase, allowing access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize, and bookmark.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 197 x 244 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323882231