Operative Techniques

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Neurosurgery**

Part of the superbly illustrated Operative Techniques series, Spine Surgery, 4th Edition, brings you up to speed with must-know surgical techniques in today’s technically demanding spine surgery. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance walks you through both common and uncommon situations you’re likely to see in your practice, including trauma-related cases. Concise, detailed text accompanies the excellent visuals to provide a comprehensive, practical tool ideal for orthopaedic and neurosurgery residents, fellows, and practicing surgeons.

• Focuses on individual procedures, each presented in an easy-to-follow format for quick reference
• Combines brief bulleted descriptions of surgical procedures with crisp, clear illustrative drawings and images, clinical pearls, and just the right amount of relevant science
• Contains seven all-new chapters: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Lenke Classification and Surgical Indications; NOMS Framework: Approach to the Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors; Antepsoas Approach for Lumbar Interbody Fusion; Robotically-Assisted Spinal Surgery: Setup and Workflow; Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality in Spinal Surgery: Setup and Workflow; Endoscopic Discectomy and Foraminotomy; and Awake Spinal Surgery
• Includes surgical videos available online that demonstrate how to perform state-of-the-art procedures
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, is the Richard H. Rothman Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and President of Rothman Orthopaedics at Jefferson Health. In this role, he oversees clinical, educational, and research activities across both institutions. He previously served as Vice Chair at Rothman Orthopaedics and Vice Chair of Orthopaedics at Jefferson, and as Co-Director of the Spine Fellowship program. His clinical and research focus is spinal surgery, and he has authored multiple academic texts in the field, including works on spine surgery techniques and surgical anatomy.

Dr. Eli M. Baron is a Clinical Neurosurgery Associate Professor and a board certified neurosurgeon at the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. Dr. Baron graduated the State University of New York at Binghamton with Summa Cum Laude in biological sciences. Afterwards he earned his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine where he also completed a preliminary surgery year and a neurological surgery residency. He performed additional trainings in orthopaedic spine surgery at the famous Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a combined neurosurgical/orthopaedic spine fellowship at the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. Dr. Baron is a prolific researcher and has published extensively in the fields of spine surgery and neurological surgery. He is the author and co-author of over 60 articles and book chapters on a wide range of subjects, all related to spinal disorders and spine surgery.