cover image - Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery, 1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323880664
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 10-04-2024
Page Count: 412
Imprint: Elsevier
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Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery, 1st Edition

by Vikas Patel, MD, Christopher J. Kleck, MD and Stephen Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC

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cover image - Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery, 1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323880664
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 10-04-2024
Page Count: 412
Imprint: Elsevier
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The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert spinal surgeons Drs. Vikas Patel and Christopher J. Kleck, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during spine surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications.
    • Helps you navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in spine surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes
    • Covers key topics such as Avoiding Complications in Pain Management Before and After Spine Surgery, Managing Spinal Cord Injuries, Complications Associated with Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Osteotomy and Surgical Correction Related Complications, and more
    • Features a full-color design with numerous photographs, radiographs, and illustrations
    • Includes clinical images and MRI and CT scans to enhance and reinforce the material
    • Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout
    • Includes introductory material on relevant anatomy and necessary background information
    • 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
  • 1. Introduction

    Section 1: General Spine
    2. Optimization to Avoid Complications
    3. Managing Medical Complications
    4. Avoiding Complications in Pain Management Before and After Spine Surgery
    5. Avoiding Complications in Outpatient Spine Surgery
    6. Managing Spinal Cord Injuries
    7. Managing Nerve Root Injuries
    8. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Postoperative Spine Infections

    Section 2: Cervical Spine
    9. When to Operate on the Cervical Spine?
    10. General Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery
    11. Anterior Approach Related Complications
    12. Posterior Approach Related Complications
    13. Long-Term Complications following Cervical Spine Surgery
    14. Complications of Posterior Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Cervical Spine

    Section 3: Thoracic Spine
    15. When to Operate on the Thoracic Spine
    16. Minimally Invasive Lateral Approach Related Complications
    17. Complications of the Posterior Approach in Thoracic Spine Surgery
    18. Long-term Complications of Thoracic Spine Surgery

    Section 4: Lumbar Spine
    19. When to Operate on the Lumbar Spine
    20. General Complication in Lumbar Spine Surgery
    21. Avoiding Complications Associated with Anterior Lumbar Surgery
    22. Lateral Approach Related Complications
    23. Posterior Approach Related Complications
    24. Long-Term Complications of Lumbar Spine Surgery
    25. Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine

    Section 5: Pediatric Spinal Deformity
    26. When to Operate on Pediatric Spine Deformity
    27. General Complications in Pediatric Spinal Deformity
    28. Complications Associated with Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis
    29. Long-Term Complications in Pediatric Spine Surgery

    Section 6: Adult Spinal Deformity
    30. When to Operate on Adult Spine Deformity
    31. Complications of Adult Deformity Surgery
    32. Osteotomy and Surgical Correction Related Complications
    33. Long-Term Complications
  • Vikas Patel, MD, Professor and Executive Vice Chair Orthopaedics, USA, Christopher J. Kleck, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery Assistant Professor, USA and Stephen Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Medical Director, EMMC Sports Health, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Maine, USA

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