Surgery of the Thoracic Spine (eBook)

Principles and Techniques

Ali A. Baaj, U. Kumar Kakarla, Han Jo Kim (Autoren)

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2019 | 1. Auflage
Thieme Medical Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63853-550-8 (ISBN)

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<p><strong><em>The definitive guide to thoracic spine pathologies and state-of-the-art surgical approaches</em></strong></p><p><cite>Surgery of the Thoracic Spine: Principles and Techniques</cite> by renowned spine surgeons Ali Baaj, Kumar Kakarla, and Han Jo Kim fills a gap in the literature, with content focused solely on pathologies and surgical techniques of the thoracic spine and vertebral column. Starting with a thoughtful discussion on the uniqueness of the thoracic region as it relates to pulmonary function, the richly illustrated textbook covers a full spectrum of topics from biomechanics and anesthetic considerations to neuromonitoring and neuronavigation.</p><p>With contributions from a cadre of distinguished experts, the book encompasses pathophysiology, surgical techniques, and reconstructive strategies for common degenerative, congenital, oncologic, and traumatic diseases of the thoracic spine. Dedicated chapters cover treatment options for different types of scoliosis, Scheuermann kyphosis, proximal junctional deformity, and posttraumatic deformity.</p><p><strong>Key Features</strong><ul><li>Treatment of common degenerative conditions including stenosis and disc herniations</li><li>Management of less common inflammatory and infectious spinal diseases such as spondylarthropathies, osteomyelitis, discitis, and fungal and tubercular infections</li><li>Oncologic topics including primary, intradural extramedullary, and intramedullary spinal cord tumors and thoracic spine metastases</li><li>Surgical treatment of pediatric and adult deformities including congenital, idiopathic, and degenerative scoliosis</li><li>Classification of thoracic spinal fractures, discussion of complete and incomplete thoracic spinal cord injuries, posterior and ventral treatment of thoracic spine fractures, and osteoporotic compression fractures</li></ul></p><p>This is an invaluable evaluation and management tool for neurosurgical and orthopaedic residents and practicing spine surg

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The definitive guide to thoracic spine pathologies and state-of-the-art surgical approachesSurgery of the Thoracic Spine: Principles and Techniques by renowned spine surgeons Ali Baaj, Kumar Kakarla, and Han Jo Kim fills a gap in the literature, with content focused solely on pathologies and surgical techniques of the thoracic spine and vertebral column. Starting with a thoughtful discussion on the uniqueness of the thoracic region as it relates to pulmonary function, the richly illustrated textbook covers a full spectrum of topics from biomechanics and anesthetic considerations to neuromonitoring and neuronavigation.With contributions from a cadre of distinguished experts, the book encompasses pathophysiology, surgical techniques, and reconstructive strategies for common degenerative, congenital, oncologic, and traumatic diseases of the thoracic spine. Dedicated chapters cover treatment options for different types of scoliosis, Scheuermann kyphosis, proximal junctional deformity, and posttraumatic deformity.Key FeaturesTreatment of common degenerative conditions including stenosis and disc herniationsManagement of less common inflammatory and infectious spinal diseases such as spondylarthropathies, osteomyelitis, discitis, and fungal and tubercular infectionsOncologic topics including primary, intradural extramedullary, and intramedullary spinal cord tumors and thoracic spine metastasesSurgical treatment of pediatric and adult deformities including congenital, idiopathic, and degenerative scoliosisClassification of thoracic spinal fractures, discussion of complete and incomplete thoracic spinal cord injuries, posterior and ventral treatment of thoracic spine fractures, and osteoporotic compression fracturesThis is an invaluable evaluation and management tool for neurosurgical and orthopaedic residents and practicing spine surgeons who treat patients with common to complex thoracic spinal pathologies.

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Contributors

A. Karim Ahmed, BS

MD Candidate

Department of Neurosurgery

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Mohammed Ali Alvi, MBBS

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Mayo Clinic Neuro-Informatics Laboratory

Department of Neurologic Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Ali A. Baaj, MD

Associate Professor

Co-Director, Spinal Deformity and Scoliosis Program

Department of Neurological Surgery

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York-Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, USA

Lila R. Baaklini, MD

Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist

Department of Anesthesiology

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, USA

Ori Barzilai, MD

Assistant Attending

Department of Neurosurgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, USA

Elie F. Berbari, MD, FIDSA

Consultant

Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Hospital Epidemiologist

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Mark H. Bilsky, MD

Attending Neurosurgeon

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Professor of Neurosurgery

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York, New York, USA

Srikanth R. Boddu, MSc, FRCR, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology in Neurosurgery

Department of Neurological Surgery

Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York Presbyterian Hospital Queens

New York, New York, USA

Blake M. Bodendorfer, MD

Resident

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington, DC, USA

Michael A. Bohl, MD

Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Christopher M. Bono, MD

Professor, Executive Vice Chair

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ian A. Buchanan, MD

Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, USA

Mohamad Bydon, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Neurologic Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Bridget T. Carey, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurology

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, USA

Steven W. Chang, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

John H. Chi, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Chad M. Craig, MD, FACP

Medical Director, Spine Service

Department of Orthopedics

Division of Spine Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York, New York, USA

Peter B. Derman, MD, MBA

Spine Surgeon

Texas Back Institute

Plano, Texas, USA

Atman Desai, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Stanford University

Stanford, California, USA

Dustin J. Donnelly, MD, PhD

Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ronald Emerson, MD

Professor of Neurology at Hospital for Special Surgery

Department of Neurology

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, USA

Brett A. Freedman, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Shashank V. Gandhi, MD

Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine

Manhasset, New York, USA

Jakub Godzik, MD

Neurosurgery Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Sandy Goncalves, MSc

Researcher

Department of Neurologic Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

C. Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD

Director of Metastatic Spine Tumor

Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Radiation Oncology, Medicine, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

Chief of Spinal Tumor Section at Durham VA Hospital

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Robert Harper, MD

Resident

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, USA

Roger Härtl, MD

Professor, Director of Spinal Surgery

Department of Neurological Surgery

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, USA

Randall J. Hlubek, MD

Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Allen Ho, MD

Complex Spine Fellow

Department of Neurosurgery

Stanford University

Stanford, California, USA

Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MSc

Professor of Neurological Surgery

Edwin M. Todd/Trent H. Wells, Jr. Professor of Neurosurgery

Department of Neurological Surgery

University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, USA

Kevin T. Huang, MD

Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Harvard Medical School

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ibrahim Hussain, MD

Chief Resident

Department of Neurosurgery

Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, USA

Trong Huynh, MD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Neurological Surgery

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Sravisht Iyer, MD

Assistant Attending

Spine Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, USA

Jacob Januszewski, DO

MIS Complex Spine Deformity Surgeon

Department of Neurosurgery

The B.A.C.K Center

Melbourne, Florida, USA

U. Kumar Kakarla, MD

Director of Spinal Deformity

Department of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Panagiotis Kerezoudis, MD, MS

Resident

Department of Neurological Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Han Jo Kim, MD

Associate Professor

Spine Fellowship Director

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, USA

Eric Klineberg, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Co-Director Spine Center, Spine Fellowship Director

Department of Orthopaedics

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California, USA

Jared Knopman, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, USA

Ilya Laufer, MD

Associate Attending Neurosurgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Department of Neurosurgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, USA

Hai Le, MD

Resident

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ronald A. Lehman Jr., MD

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Tenure

Chief, Reconstructive, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Spine

Director, Robotic Spine Surgery

Director, Athletes Spine Center

Co-Director, Comprehensive Adult and Pediatric Spine Fellowship

Director, Clinical Spine Research

Co-Director, Orthopedic Clinical Research

Advanced Pediatric and Adult Deformity Service

Columbia University Medical Center

Orthopedic Spine Department

The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital

New York Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital

New York, New York, USA

James D. Lin, MD, MS

Spine Surgery Fellow

The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, USA

Thomas Link, MD, MS

Department of Neurosurgery

Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, New York, USA

Francis Lovecchio,...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.4.2019
• Verlagsort: Stuttgart
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Schlagworte: Deformity • Fractures • Herniations • Infections • Kyphosis • Neuromonitoring • Neuronavigation • Osteomyelitis and Discitis • Scoliosis • Spondylarthropathies • Stenosis • Tumors
• ISBN-10: 1-63853-550-7 / 1638535507
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63853-550-8 / 9781638535508