Reconstruction of Upper Cervical Spine and Craniovertebral Junction

This illustrative manual covers all currently available techniques of upper cervical spine and craniovertebral junction reconstruction. It discusses all the surgical risks and compares them with the outcome of more than 300 surgeries of this region.

An illustrative manual for general spine surgeons, this text atlas covers all currently available techniques of upper cervical spine and craniovertebral junction reconstruction. All the surgical risks and benefits are discussed and compared with the outcome of more than 300 surgeries of this region. The surgical procedures are demonstrated step-by-step in instructive drawings and illustrations describing the approach, technique of implant introduction and spine reconstruction. A special focus is on realtime and virtual navigation techniques as well as potential complications and their avoidance.

First publication in this subspecialty of spine surgery Step-by-Step guide for all common procedures Special focus on real-time and virtual navigation Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Petr Suchomel is the chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery (Neurocenter) at Liberec Hospital, Liberec, Czech Republic. His main interest is in the whole field of neurosurgery including tumors of central nervous system, vascular neurosurgery; special interest in surgery of spine and spinal cord. He has received a number of distinguished awards and was president of the European Spine Society in 2003.

Inhalt
Anatomy, Biomechanics and Radiology: Surgical Anatomy.- Biomechanical Remarks.- Special Radiology. Principles of Reconstruction Techniques: Surgical Approaches to Upper Cervical Spine Reconstruction.- Basic Principles of Reconstruction Techniques.- Specific Techniques of Upper Cervical Spine Reconstruction.- Virtual and Real-time Navigational Techniques. Indications for Surgery and Examples of Reconstruction: Trauma of Upper Cervical Spine and Craniovertebral Junction.- Posttraumatic Deformity.- Non-specific Inflammation.- Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Tumors.- Developmental Deformities.- Degenerative Disorders.- Surgical Failures.