Description
The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert spinal surgeons Drs. Vikas Patel and Christopher J. Kleck, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during spine surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications.- Helps you navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in spine surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes.- Covers key topics such as Avoiding Complications in Pain Management Before and After Spine Surgery, Managing Spinal Cord Injuries, Complications Associated with Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Osteotomy and Surgical Correction Related Complications, and more.- Features a full-color design with numerous photographs, radiographs, and illustrations.- Includes clinical images and MRI and CT scans to enhance and reinforce the material.- Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout.- Includes introductory material on relevant anatomy and necessary background information.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction2 Optimization to Avoid Complications3 Managing Medical Complications4 Avoiding Complications in Pain Management Before and After Spine Surgery5 Avoiding Complications in Outpatient Spine Surgery6 Managing Spinal Cord Injuries7 Managing Nerve Root Injuries8 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Postoperative Spine Infections9 When to Operate on the Cervical Spine?10 General Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery11 Anterior Approach Related Complications12 Posterior Approach Related Complications13 Long-Term Complications following Cervical Spine Surgery14 Complications of Posterior Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Cervical Spine15 When to Operate on the Thoracic Spine16 Minimally Invasive Lateral Approach Related Complications17 Complications of the Posterior Approach in Thoracic Spine Surgery18 Long-term Complications of Thoracic Spine Surgery19 When to Operate on the Lumbar Spine20 General Complication in Lumbar Spine Surgery21 Avoiding Complications Associated with Anterior Lumbar Surgery22 Lateral Approach Related Complications23 Posterior Approach Related Complications24 Long-Term Complications of Lumbar Spine Surgery25 Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine26 When to Operate on Pediatric Spine Deformity27 General Complications in Pediatric Spinal Deformity28 Complications Associated with Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis29 Long-Term Complications in Pediatric Spine Surgery30 When to Operate on Adult Spine Deformity31 Complications of Adult Deformity Surgery32 Osteotomy and Surgical Correction Related Complications33 Long-Term Complications
