Watkins III Robert G., Watkins IV Robert G. (eds.) Surgical Approaches to the Spine

3rd edition. — Springer, 2015. — 417 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4939-2464-6.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.Anterior Cervical Approaches to the Spine.
Transoral Approach to C1–C2.
Transoral–Transpharyngeal Approach to the Cervical Spine.
Ventral Approaches to the Clivus, C1, and C2.
Anterior Medial Approach to C1, C2, and C3.
Anterior Lateral Approach to the Upper Cervical Spine.
Anterior Medial Approach to the Midcervical Spine.
Lateral Approach to the Cervical Spine (Verbiest).
Lateral Approach to the Cervical Spine (Hodgson).
Supraclavicular Approach.
Lincoln Highway Approach to the Cervical Spine.
Cervicothoracic Junction.
Anterior Approach to the Cervicothoracic Spine.
Transsternal Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction.
Transaxillary Approach to the Upper Dorsal Spine.
Third Rib Resection in the Transthoracic Approach.
Thoracotomy Approach.
The Thoracolumbar Junction.
Tenth Rib: Thoracoabdominal Approach.
Eleventh Rib Approach.
Trans-Eleventh Rib Extrapleural Approach.
Twelfth Rib Approach.
Video Endoscopic Approach to the Thoracic Spine.
Tubular Lateral Approach to the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Junction.
Anterior Retroperitoneal Flank Approach to L2–L5 of the Lumbar Spine.