Pitfalls in Cervical Spine Surgery Avoidance and Management of Complications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Denaro, Luca. (Editor), D'Avella, Domenico. (Editor), Denaro, Vincenzo. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic Medicine.; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85019-9

Spinal surgery is a unique area in the process of continuous development. New skills are applied daily in this delicate field by the spinal surgeon: this professional can be either an orthopaedic surgeon or a neurosurgeon dedicated to the treatment of spinal diseases. This book offers a comprehensiv...

Table of Contents:

• General Surgical Complications (Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prophylaxis): Complications Related to Intraoperative Patient Position
• Errors of Diagnosis, Errors of Indications, Inadequate or Incomplete Surgical Technique, Errors of Level
• Postoperative Complications (Inadequate Immobilization or Rehabilitation). Complications of Surgical Approaches: Anterior Approaches
• Anterolateral Approaches
• Posterior Approach
• Combined Approaches. Complications of Surgical Techniques (Indications, Advantages, Disadvantages): Anterior Surgical Techniques
• Posterior Surgical Techniques
• Cervical Disc Replacement Complications
• Bone Grafting Techniques. Complications in Relations of Patient Disease: Degenerative Disease
• Primary and Metastatic Cervical Spine Tumors
• Vascular-Related Diseases
• Infective Diseases
• Trauma. Medicolegal Aspects in Cervical Spine Surgery in USA and UE. The Informed Consent in Cervical Spine Surgery.