Implantation of a Cervical Disc Prosthesis
Anterior cervical decompression and interbody fusion with an internal fixation device (ACDF – anterior cervical decompression and fusion) has, for some time, been the classic treatment for cervical spondylosis, but this technique could result in accelerat
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Uwe Vieweg • Frank Grochulla Editors
Manual of Spine Surgery
Editors Dr. Uwe Vieweg Clinic for Spinal Surgery Sana Hospital Rummelsberg Schwarzenbruck Germany
Dr. Frank Grochulla Department for Spinal Surgery Hospital for Orthopaedics Trauma Surgery and Spinal Surgery Euromed Clinic Fürth Germany
Illustrator Atelier Erfurth Bad Dürrheim Germany
ISBN 978-3-642-22681-6 ISBN 978-3-642-22682-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-22682-3 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Preface
This book has become necessary as a consequence of the rapid expansion of non-instrumented and instrumented spine surgery using different minimally invasive and non-fusion techniques. To do justice to this development, this book aims to present the different techniques to spinal surgeons (orthopaedics and neurosurgeons) in a clear and instructive way using detailed illustrations. The success of any spinal operation depends on good definition of the indications, consideration of the contraindications, technical and organisational factors, correct preoperative preparation and positioning of the patient and good operating technique. The description
