Endoscopic Spine Surgery 2nd Edition: A Comprehensive Guide

Endoscopic spine surgery has made significant advancements, allowing practitioners to access, visualize, and treat spine pathologies that were previously only accessible through open surgical approaches. The Endoscopic Spine Surgery 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive background on endoscopic spine surgery and covers a wide range of minimally invasive spine procedures that have revolutionized the spine treatment paradigm.

Readers will greatly benefit from the years of expertise and wisdom shared by master spine surgeons Daniel Kim, Gun Choi, Sang-Ho Lee, and Richard Fessler, and their expert contributors. Due to the narrow endoscopic view, subtle microanatomical differences in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical regions are not always easy to visually discern. To address this challenge, the book contains detailed procedural descriptions and images mirroring endoscopic views spine surgeons encounter in the OR.

Organized anatomically, the book’s 53 chapters guide readers systematically through lumbar, thoracic, cervical, and craniocervical junction procedures for pathologies ranging from low back pain and deformities to tumors, lesions, infections, and trauma. The book includes more than 1000 high-quality images, including color procedural photographs and medical illustrations, providing in-depth visual understanding.

Spinal pathologies and procedures are further delineated in 75 videos accessible via the Media Center – from case studies to step-by-step technique tutorials. The book covers the full spectrum of spine endoscopy including percutaneous approaches, microdiscectomy, laminectomy, discectomy foraminotomy, hemilaminectomy, thoracic decompressions, fusion, fixation, and thoracoscopic procedures.

The use of state-of-the-art technology such as ultrasonic bone dissectors, endoscopic radiofrequency denervation, the video telescope operating monitor (VITOM), minimally invasive tubular retractors, and 3D stereo-tubular endoscopic systems is also discussed.

Neurosurgical and orthopaedic residents, spine fellows, and seasoned spine surgeons will all greatly benefit from the significant knowledge and insights revealed in this remarkable multimedia resource. This book may also be of interest to neurosurgical and orthopaedic nurses, physical therapists, chiropractors, and medical device professionals.

Product Details:
Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Thieme; 2 edition (January 16, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626232644
ISBN-13: 978-1626232648
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches