Book description
Largely due to their capacity to provide immediate pain relief in
osteoporotic compression fractures and neoplastic disease of the spine,
vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty have become popular techniques in recent
years. These procedures require minimal incisions and can be performed
without general anesthesia, which adds to their appeal. Here is the
first book to cover everything that is currently known about
vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, including patient selection, operative
techniques, complication avoidance, management, outcomes, and more! You
will find extensive discussions of the role of vertebroplasty and
kyphoplasty in acute fractures, non-osteoporotic pathological
compression fractures, and burst fractures. A multidisciplinary panel of
spine surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and interventional
radiologists provide their unique perspectives, along with comparisons
of techniques and potential complications to help you select the right
procedure for a particular patient. Filling a significant gap in
literature, this exceptional work provides a ''snapshot'' of these
modern surgical techniques, with practical guidelines on using them to
provide optimal patient care. It is a state-of-the-art resource for all
informed spine surgeons, radiologists, and neurosurgeons.
*Message from AANS and Thieme:
Participants using this book to apply for CME credit now have until
January 31, 2010 to complete and pass the Home Study Examination
(available online from the AANS - see CME Credit Information page for
more information).(A co-publication of Thieme and the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons)
"This book will be of particular interest to all neurosurgeons
and orthopaedic surgeons involved in spinal surgery and in addition will
be of great interest to geriatricians and rheumatologists who are
frequently confronted with the elderly patient with osteoporotic
fractures. I would strongly recommend this book as a first comprehensive
and detailed analysis of techniques and outcomes in this emerging field
of minimally invasive spinal surgery for a common condition."--The
Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine_x000D_ _x000D_ "A must for all
spinal surgeons."--Acta Ortopaedica Belgica_x000D_ _x000D_
"Would be helpful to the complete novice and also to a radiologist
or surgeon who already has significant experience of this therapy. The
illustrations are excellent...well written...This text is to be
recommended for spinal specialists and radiologists in neurosurgical or
orthopaedic spine surgical units."--Acta Neurochirurgica_x000D_
_x000D_ "Black and white images are of good quality...a good book,
dealing with the present experience on the topic of pain relief and
correction of deformities resulting from vertebral compression...worth
purchasing for those specializing in the management of a frequent spinal
event."--ANZ Journal of Surgery_x000D_ _x000D_ "This
work...comes at the right moment named to give a progress report
on...new therapies..[contains] an iconography as rich as the
bibliography is complete."--European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and
Clinics, Madison, WI, USA Chief, Interventional Neuroradiology; Baptist
Memorial Hospitals, Memphis, TN, USA
