UPC: 9781684200153 | Vertebral Augmentation: The Comprehensive Guide to Vertebroplasty Kyphoplasty and Implant Augmentation (Hardcover)

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The definitive guide to performing vertebroplasty kyphoplasty and implant augmentation from national and international experts Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) result from trauma or pathologic weakening of the bone and are associated with conditions such as osteoporosis or malignancy. Worldwide VCFs impact one in three women and one in eight men aged 50 and older with more than 8.9 million fractures incurred annually. Copublished by Thieme and the Society of Interventional Radiology Vertebral Augmentation: The Comprehensive Guide to Vertebroplasty Kyphoplasty and Implant Augmentation provides a practical clinical discussion of these minimally invasive spine interventions. Written and edited by Douglas Beall along with associate editors Allan Brook M. R. Chambers Joshua Hirsch Alexios Kelekis Yong-Chul Kim Scott Kreiner and Kieran Murphy this richly illustrated book presents a multidisciplinary and international perspective. It features contributions from renowned experts in interventional radiology neurosurgery pain medicine and physiatry. This resource fills a gap in the literature with extensive updates on a vast amount of new information and techniques that have been introduced during the past decade. Thirty-five chapters address treatment of spine fractures starting with a history and introduction to vertebral augmentation discussion of VCFs patient assessments physical exam findings pain management and much more. Key Features Procedural chapters cover vertebroplasty sacroplasty cervical and posterior arch augmentation balloon kyphoplasty and vertebral augmentation with implants and for challenging pathologies Special topics include radiation exposure and protection post-procedure physical therapy osteoporosis treatment postural fatigue syndrome the effect on morbidity and mortality and cementoplasty outside the spine Treatment of complex cases are also discussed extensively including chronic vertebral compression fractures neoplastic vertebral compression fractures instrumented spinal fusions and severe benign and malignant fractures The final chapter features 16 subchapters from global masters of vertebral augmentation with personal tips tricks and pearls they use in their own practices This is a must-have resource for interventional radiology neurosurgery interventional pain management and orthopaedic surgery residents and fellows as well as seasoned clinicians who wish to incorporate these procedures into practice. This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https: //medone.thieme.com.