Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine Therapeutic Management in the Subaxial Section /

• Main Authors: König, Alexander (Author), Spetzger, Uwe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedics.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Conservative Orthopedics.; Head and Neck Surgery.; Traumatic Surgery.; General Practice / Family Medicine.
• Physical Description: XII, 132 p. 130 illus., 85 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319472980

The authors present anatomical, biomechanical, and clinical basic knowledge relevant to degenerative diseases of the surgical spine and describe how to choose the approach, implant, and surgical technique in detail. Numerous figures illustrate the decision-making process and surgical techniques step-by-step. The book also contains key points about implant safety and possible complications as well as an outlook to the future of cervical spine surgery. Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine is aimed at spinal surgeons (neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons), physical therapists, general practitioners, and rehabilitation physicians, worldwide.