Principles and Practice of Spine Surgery - Hardcover

Vaccaro M.D. PhD MBA, Alexander R.; Betz MD, Randal R.; Zeidman MD, Seth M.

 
9780323010771: Principles and Practice of Spine Surgery

Synopsis

Here's all the practical, essential information needed to diagnose and manage a full range of spinal disorders. Written with the busy practitioner in mind, this brand-new resource provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary spine surgery, focusing on the key information and procedures needed in the day-to-day practice of spine surgery.

  • Features the expertise of 106 highly renowned clinicians from a wide range of disciplines including orthopaedics, neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, pain management, rehabilitation, and more.
  • Comprehensively covers the full range of spinal pathologies in adults and children.
  • Presents information in brief, highly illustrated chapters, enabling readers to quickly find the information they need.
  • User-friendly format features hundreds of boxes that highlight key concepts in the text.
  • Includes a wealth of tables that summarize disease processes.Explores hot topics in the field such as spinal deformities in osteoporosis · spinal infections · primary spinal tumors · anterior minimally invasive techniques of the lumbar spine · and more.
  • Provides a wealth of clear line drawings on surgical technique.

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About the Author

Dr. Vaccaro has served as the president of Rothman Orthopaedics since 2014 and is the Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the recipient of the Leon Wiltse award given for excellence in leadership and clinical research for spine care by the North American Spine Society (NASS) and is the past President of Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), the American Spinal Injury Association and the Association for Collaborative Spine Research. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors.

He has over 900 peer-reviewed and 200 non-peer reviewed publications. He has published over 372 book chapters and is the editor of over 63 textbooks and co-editor of OKU-Spine I and editor of OKU-8. Dr. Vaccaro also serves as Co-Director of the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley.

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