Rothman-Simeone The "Spine" E-dition

The classic reference that practitioners have been turning to for the best operative and non-operative approaches in spinal treatment since 1975! It is considered the defining source on the basic science and clinical practice of spine surgery in adults and children. The new 5th Edition represents the most sweeping overhaul of this landmark reference yet - with many new contributors, a wealth of new content, a totally new organisation, and many enhanced illustrations. The e-dition provides access to the complete contents online - fully searchable, and with continuous updates.The e-dition provides you with the 2-Volume set AND access to a dynamic web site, where you will find ... the complete contents and illustrations from the 2-Volume set online (fully searchable) with references hyperlinked to the corresponding abstracts in PubMed and Cross Ref, regular updates highlighting important new articles on spinal disorders and injuries from both orthopaedic and neurosurgical perspectives, a weekly "Secret" from the popular Spine Secrets title by Vincent Devlin, MD, a downloadable image collection of more than 2,500 illustrations from the book, a comprehensive, continously updated drug database, state-of-the-art discussions on bone grafting and bone growth augmentation, artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive surgical procedures, genetic applications, bone morphogenetic protein as an alternative to traditional spine fusion, and more.Covers both surgical and non-surgical treatment approaches Features a total reorganisation into shorter, more focused chapters Offers contributions from mostly new contributors, to ensure fresh, contemporary insights on every topic Incorporates a significant amount of new and redrawn art work Provides a completely new section on diagnosis that delivers multi-disciplinary perspectives on this primary clinical concern Presents a new section on The Failed Back that systematically covers even the most complex problems