Based on the instructional course of orthopaedic spine surgery, the "Ulm Spine Week", which is held annually at the Department of Orthopaedics of the University of Ulm, a panel of experts in the field of spine surgery is presenting a variety of issues related to the treatment of acquired disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine as well as to lumbar non-fusion technology.
This book is meant to be a manual for all surgeons dealing with spinal pathologies.
From the content:
- Treatment principles in rheumatoid instability of the cervical spine
- Surgical techniques in cervical spinal canal stenosis
- Herniation of the lumbar intervertebral disc - when is surgery required?
- Spondylolisthesis - diagnosis and therapy
- Computer navigation in spine surgery
- Tumor lesions of the cervical spine - pitfalls and their solution
- Lumbar total disc replacement - implants, indications and results
