Why Another Book on Spine Surgery?

Abstract

In this era of abundant digital information, where most of us have the opportunity to travel around the world and see colleagues at work, while spine courses and congresses are organized in all parts of our globe and in times where most of us read regularly specialized journals, books seem to become an anachronism. It is, however, my opinion that they are not. Scientific books can bundle reflections on one specific theme, in this case, spine surgery. Although many books have already been published in this field, it is my belief that much more will come in the future. The information we gather during our daily work is so overwhelming that, at times, we seek a relaxing moment for reflection and synthesis. This book has been edited with this focus in mind.