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Surgical Approaches to the Spine

  • Revised and expanded edition of Surgical Approaches to the Spine, 2e (2003), featuring nine new chapters

  • Clearly enumerated and illustrated step-by-step surgical procedures for the spine, back and neck

  • Reflects the worldwide movement toward tubular retractors for a multitude of approaches

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Table of contents (54 chapters)

  1. Eleventh Rib Approach

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 111-115
  2. Trans-Eleventh Rib Extrapleural Approach

    • Yutaka Hiraizumi
    Pages 117-123
  3. Twelfth Rib Approach

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 125-128
  4. Video Endoscopic Approach to the Thoracic Spine

    • Salvador A. Brau
    Pages 129-132
  5. Tubular Lateral Approach to the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Junction

    • William D. Smith, Juan S. Uribe
    Pages 133-149
  6. Anterior Retroperitoneal Flank Approach to L5–S1

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 169-172
  7. Anterior Extraperitoneal Midline Incision of L2–S1

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 173-178
  8. Transperitoneal Midline Approach to L4–S1

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 179-184
  9. Laparoscopic Approach to the L3–L4 and L4–L5 Intervertebral Discs

    • Namir Katkhouda, Sanjay Ghosh, Srinath Samudrala
    Pages 185-190
  10. Balloon-Assisted Endoscopic Retroperitoneal Gasless (BERG) Approach to the Lumbar Spine

    • John S. Thalgott, John A. Ameriks, Frank T. Jordan, James M. Giuffre
    Pages 197-201
  11. Tubular Lateral Approach to the Lumbar Spine

    • Robert G. Watkins IV, Daniel A. Fung, David Chang
    Pages 203-222
  12. Superior Hypogastric Sympathetic Plexus

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 243-244
  13. En Bloc Sacrectomy

    • Katsuro Tomita, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Norio Kawahara, Masahiko Hata, Hideki Murakami
    Pages 245-252
  14. Approach to the Posterior Aspect of C1–C2

    • Robert G. Watkins III
    Pages 253-258
  15. Posterior Approach to the C1–C2 Joints

    • Bernard Jeanneret
    Pages 259-267

About this book

Now is its revised and expanded third edition, including nine new chapters, this step-by-step, state-of-the-art procedural manual covers over 50 unique surgical approaches for injuries and conditions of the spine. Generously illustrated, various surgical approaches to the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine are clearly enumerated and described, including anterior, lateral, and posterior approaches and the worldwide movement toward the use of tubular retractors for a multitude of approaches. Written and edited by leaders in the field of spine surgery, this updated edition will be an invaluable resource for orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and sports medicine practitioners alike.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Director, Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, USA

    Robert G. Watkins, III

  • Chairman, Surgery Department, Marina del Rey Hospital, Marina del Rey, USA

    Robert G. Watkins, IV

About the editors

Robert G. Watkins III, MD, Director, Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, CA, USA

Robert G. Watkins IV, MD, Chairman, Surgery Department, Marina del Rey Hospital, Marina del Rey, CA, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Surgical Approaches to the Spine

  • Editors: Robert G. Watkins, III, Robert G. Watkins, IV

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2465-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2464-6Published: 29 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3689-2Published: 29 April 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2465-3Published: 28 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 421

  • Number of Illustrations: 118 b/w illustrations, 465 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Surgery

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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