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This popular book provides clear, expert descriptions of the instrumentation currently in use for spine stabilization and fusion. Experienced surgeons discuss indications, guidelines for patient selection, operating room techniques, anticipated outcomes, potential complications, and documented results. Your understanding will be deepened by nearly 600 high–quality surgical photographs and illustrations.
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A collection of descriptions and analyses of currently employed methods for spinal fusion. It provides a description of the instrumentation currently as presented by experienced surgeons. Each chapter identifies the patient population most suited for a device, followed by description of the actual operative procedure. A section in each chapter is devoted to expected results and complications. Since the presence of instability does not always necessitate the implantation of spinal instrumentation, the text provides some guidelines regarding the optimal modality of treatment. Thoroughly illustrated in b&w. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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