Modern Thoraco-Lumbar Implants for Spinal Fusion

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Delfini, Roberto (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Landi, Alessandro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mancarella, Cristina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gregori, Fabrizio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Neurosurgery.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Neurology .; Surgery.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; Neurology.; General Surgery.
• Physical Description: XI, 190 p. 103 illus., 68 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319601434
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60143-4

This book presents an updated perspective on spinal implants currently used in thoraco-lumbar spine surgery, leading to a rigid or dynamic spine fusion. The development of new surgical devices and techniques is mostly focused on a spinal fusion for lumbar instability due to trauma, tumours or degenerative or infectious diseases. Pedicle-screw fixation and fusion are currently considered to be the gold standard for most of the above-mentioned pathologies, and modern implants are designed to improve the accuracy of pedicle-screw placement and to allow the use of new surgical techniques and minimally invasive approaches. The content is relevant for surgeons, orthopaedic specialists, neurosurgeons, physiotherapists and osteopaths.