Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery The Spine 3rd Edition
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In the Lippincott Raven series “Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery,” a new title has emerged-The Spine, edited by David Bradford a very well known spinal surgeon. The target group is considered to be fellows, residents, students and paramedical staff. The aim is to present surgical techniques preferred by master surgeons in each subspeciality of this spe- cialty. As mentioned in the preface, it is the intention not to discuss straight forward procedures. The book is divided into surgical approaches and techniques, the former concerning only the anterior one, probably because it is used less often. The poste- rior approaches are mentioned as subheadings in dif- ferent chapters. The structure of this elegant book, however, is somewhat cumbersome. Thorough descriptions of ad- vanced procedures, such as anterior and posterior cer- vical osteotomy, cervical laminoplasty, eggshell pro- cedure and so forth are surprisingly intermingled with a chapter on lumbar discectomy which must be con- sidered a straightforward procedure, whereas more demanding procedures, such as the operation for lum- bar spinal stenosis, are not mentioned. In conse- quence of the personal presentations some important techniques are not described or not even mentioned, e.g., transarticular screw fixation for the treat- ment of atlanto-axial disorders. The chapter on tho- racic discectomy, however, provides information on different ways to do this and the author emphasizes his preferred method. The techniques for correcting scoliosis of various origins appear in the section about various implant systems. The quality of the illustrations varies greatly. The drawings are, in many cases, not satisfactory, but there are many photographs of high quality. The edit- ing is not good--e.g., the chapter “anterior thoracic fusion” contains a section on anterior lumbar proce-
In the Lippincott Raven series “Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery,” a new title has emerged-The Spine, edited by David Bradford a very well known spinal surgeon. The target group is considered to be fellows, residents, students and paramedical staff. The aim is to present surgical techniques preferred by master surgeons in each subspeciality of this spe- cialty. As mentioned in the preface, it is the intention not to discuss straight forward procedures. The book is divided into surgical approaches and techniques, the former concerning only the anterior one, probably because it is used less often. The poste- rior approaches are mentioned as subheadings in dif- ferent chapters. The structure of this elegant book, however, is somewhat cumbersome. Thorough descriptions of ad- vanced procedures, such as anterior and posterior cer- vical osteotomy, cervical laminoplasty, eggshell pro- cedure and so forth are surprisingly intermingled with a chapter on lumbar discectomy which must be con- sidered a straightforward procedure, whereas more demanding procedures, such as the operation for lum- bar spinal stenosis, are not mentioned. In conse- quence of the personal presentations some important techniques are not described or not even mentioned, e.g., transarticular screw fixation for the treat- ment of atlanto-axial disorders. The chapter on tho- racic discectomy, however, provides information on different ways to do this and the author emphasizes his preferred method. The techniques for correcting scoliosis of various origins appear in the section about various implant systems. The quality of the illustrations varies greatly. The drawings are, in many cases, not satisfactory, but there are many photographs of high quality. The edit- ing is not good--e.g., the chapter “anterior thoracic fusion” contains a section on anterior lumbar proce-