An expert reference on the thoracolumbar area of the spine
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This sixth volume in the AOSpine Masters Series provides expert guidance on making an accurate diagnosis and classification of injuries to the thoracolumbar area of the spine. Chapters include: Radiographic Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures, Posterior and Anterior MIS in TL Fractures, and Thoracolumbar Fracture Fixation in the Osteoporotic Patient.
Key Features:
- Each chapter provides historic literature as well as a synthesized analysis of current literature and proposes an evidence-based treatment plan
- Editors are international authorities on thoracolumbar spine trauma
- Expert tips and pearls included in every chapter
The AOSpine Masters Series, a co-publication of Thieme and AOSpine, a Clinical Division of the AO Foundation, addresses current clinical issues whereby international masters of spine share their expertise and recommendations on a particular topic. The goal of the series is to contribute to an evolving, dynamic model of an evidence-based medicine approach to spine care.
All spine surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons, along with residents and fellows in these areas, will find this book to be an excellent reference that they will consult often in their treatment of patients with thoracolumbar spine injuries.
Tabella dei contenuti
1 The AOSpine Thoracolumbar Injury Classification
2 Radiographic Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures
3 Posterior Minimally Invasive Surgery in Thoracolumbar Fractures
4 Anterior Minimally Invasive Surgery in Thoracolumbar Fractures
5 Cervicothoracic Spine Fractures
6 Transpedicular and Costotransversectomy Approaches for Trauma: Indications and Techniques
7 Short or Long Posterior Fusion: Determining the Extent of Fixation
8 Burst Fracture Treatment
9 Differentiating Lumbar Fractures from Thoracolumbar Fractures
10 Thoracolumbar Fracture Fixation in the Osteoporotic Patient
11 Correction of Posttraumatic Deformity
12 Fractures in Ankylosing Conditions
13 Spinopelvic Fixation
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