Main description:

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.

Contents:

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.