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The thoracic spine being less mobile than cervical or lumbar and being well protected by the ribcage, pathologies are more rare and different. As a result, these pathologies are treated less in congresses as well as in books. This book dedicated to the thoracic spine aims to fill this gap.
The first part concerns the basic elements (physiology, biomechanics…) and non-surgical treatment.
The second part deals with deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis, Scheuermann’s disease, and post traumatic).
The third part concerns degenerative lesions.
The fourth part deals with epidural infections, soft tissue, of particular fungal or tuberculous origin.
The fifth part deals with primary tumors and metastases.
The sixth part deals with trauma with: classifications, anterior and posterior surroundings, and osteoporosis.
The last part deals with more specialized topics such as neuro-navigation and neuro-monitoring.
It is therefore a book and a very complete e book that will interest both beginners and experienced surgeons as well as orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons or more widely all the surgeons of the column.
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Graftiaux, A.G., Kehr, P.H. Ali A. Baaj, U. Kumar Kakarla, Han Jo Kim: Surgery of the Thoracic Spine: Principles and techniques. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 30, 549 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-019-02569-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-019-02569-2