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Winner of Association of American Publishers Best Book in Clinical Medicine, 2006 Highly Commended in Surgery by British Medical Association, 2007 Here is complete coverage of state-of-the-art surgical techniques for the spine and peripheral nerves. This atlas engages the full range of approaches -- anterior, antero-lateral, posterior, and postero-lateral -- for operations on peripheral nerves and in every area of the spine. Each of the seven sections of the atlas opens with in-depth discussion of pathology, etiology and differential diagnosis conveying the underlying scientific principles of diseases and conditions of the spine and peripheral nerves. The authors then present technique-oriented chapters containing step-by-step descriptions of surgical procedures. These chapters delineate the goals, indications, contraindications, anesthesia considerations, positions, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in a concise manner, ideal for the busy practitioner seeking review. Beautifully illustrated with more than 1,200 images, including 811 full-color drawings, this authoritative text covers all of the critical issues involved in surgeries for the spine and peripheral nerves. It will be an invaluable asset to neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and residents seeking a carefully edited, didactic atlas. Table of Contents Section I: Occipitocervical Junction A. Pathology of the Occipitocervical Junction B. Anterior Approach C. Anterolateral Approach D. Posterior Approach E. Postero-lateral Approach Section II: Mid-cervical Spine A: Pathology of the Mid-cervical Spine B: Anterior Approach C: Posterior Approach Section III: Cervico-thoracic Junction A: Pathology of the Cervicothoracic Junction B: Anterior Approach C. Antero-Lateral Approach D: Postero-Lateral Approach Section IV: Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine A: Pathology of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine B: Antero/Anterolateral Approach C: Post-lateral Approach D: Posterior Approach Section V: Lumbar and Lumbosacral Spine A: Pathology of the Lumbosacral Spine B: Anterior Approach C: Anterolateral Approach D: Posterior Approach Section VI: Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures A: Cervical B: Thoracic C: Lumbar Section VII: Peripheral Nerve A: Pathology of the Brachial Plexus B: Brachial Plexus C: Pathology of the Lumbosacral Plexus D: Lumbosacral Plexus E: Other Nerves