Essentials of spinal microsurgery /

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Imprint:Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, c1998.
Description:xx, 668 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3563846
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Varying Form of Title:Spinal microsurgery
Other authors / contributors:McCulloch, John A.
Young, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1950-
ISBN:0397518617
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A Personal History of Spinal Microsurgery / Robert W. Williams
  • Sect. I. The Microscope and Basic Principles of Microsurgery / John A. McCulloch and Paul H. Young. 1. The Microscope as a Surgical Aid. 2. Instrumentation for Spinal Microsurgery, Including Ancillary Equipment. 3. Wound Healing and Mobilization: The Foundation of Microsurgery. 4. Bone Grafting in the Degenerative Spine. 5. Control of Bleeding in Microsurgery. 6. The Teaching of Spinal Microsurgery
  • Sect. II. Microsurgery for Cervical Disc Disease / John A. McCulloch and Paul H. Young. 7. Advantages and Disadvantages of Microsurgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine. 8. Pathophysiology and Clinical Syndromes in Cervical Disc Degeneration. 9. Surgical Anatomy of the Cervical Spine, Spinal Cord, and Surrounding Structures. 10. Anterior Microdiscectomy for Soft Disc. 11. Anterior Microsurgical Approach to Spondylosis. 12. Cervical Disc Surgery: Overall Results. 13. Posterior Microlaminotomy-Facetotomy for Foraminal Soft Discs and Spurs. 14. Posterior Cervical Wide Decompressive Techniques. 15. Perioperative Care for Cervical Spine Patients. 16. Complications of Cervical Spine Microsurgery
  • Sect. III. Microsurgery for Lumbar Disc Disease / John A. McCulloch and Paul H. Young. 17. Pathophysiology and Clinical Syndromes in Lumbar Disc Herniation. 18. Musculoskeletal and Neuroanatomy of the Lumbar Spine. 19. Investigation of the Patient for Lumbar Microsurgery. 20. Microsurgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation. 21. Foraminal and Extraforaminal Lumbar Disc Herniation. 22. Microsurgery for Lateral Zone Stenosis. 23. Microsurgery for Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis. 24. Postoperative Care of the Lumbar Microsurgical Patient. 25. Microsurgery of the Lumbar Spine: A Ten Year Experience. 26. Complications (Adverse Effects) in Lumbar Microsurgery. 27. Posterolateral Uninstrumented Lumbar Fusion
  • Sect. IV. Microsurgery for Other Spinal Disorders. 28. Microsurgery for Spinal Canal Tumors / Michael J. Harrison and Ossama Al-Mefty. 29. Microsurgery for Intramedullary Cervical Spinal Cord Tumors / Paul C. McCormick, Charles J. Prestigiacomo and Bennett M. Stein. 30. Microsurgery for Tumors of Osseous Structures / Bradley K. Weiner and Scott D. Weiner. 31. Microsurgery for Vascular Malformations / Edward H. Oldfield. 32. Microsurgical Treatment of Thoracic Disc Herniation / Rick B. Delamarter and J. Scott Smith. 33. Microsurgery for Narrowing at the Cervicomedullary Junction and Foramen Magnum / H. Alan Crockard. 34. Microsurgical Anterior Approaches for Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine / H. Michael Mayer.