Vertebral Augmentation Techniques
- 1st Edition - February 14, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editor: Alaa Abd-Elsayed
- Language: English
Vertebral Augmentation Techniques, part of the Atlas of Interventional Pain Management series, is a concise, practical guide that provides clinicians with detailed, step-b… Read more
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Description
Description
Vertebral Augmentation Techniques, part of the Atlas of Interventional Pain Management series, is a concise, practical guide that provides clinicians with detailed, step-by-step guidance on how to perform the latest interventional techniques for treating patients with chronic pain as a result of vertebral fractures or osteoporosis. This comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide offers expert coverage of how to deliver safe, accurate, and cost-effective pain relief to patients using all clinically useful imaging modalities, including ultrasound-guided techniques and fluoroscopy. With high-quality images and clear, authoritative guidance throughout, it shows exactly how to evaluate the causes of pain, identify the most promising stimulation technique, locate the site with precision, and deliver effective relief.
Key features
Key features
- Offers a comprehensive overview of the latest techniques used in vertebral augmentation
- Features clinically relevant anatomic drawings and radiologic images that provide step-by-step instruction on techniques
- Provides clear guidance on the risks and benefits, as well as indications and contraindications, for each procedure
- Covers key topics such as Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty: Transpedicular Approach; Balloon Augmentation; Vertebral Augmentation with Osteotome; Vertebral Augmentation Using Expandable Intravertebral Implants; Basivertebral Nerve Ablation; and more
- Includes easy-to-follow, templated content on patient selection, preoperative prep, and post-operative care
- Contains full-color line drawings, photographs, and ultrasound images that provide you with a firm grasp of the anatomy and equipment involved with each procedure
- Highlights potential pitfalls for each technique and offers clinical pearls on how to avoid them
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Readership
Readership
Pain Medicine practitioners and trainees (anesthesiologists, neurologists, physical medicine and rehab, orthopods, rheumatologists)
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Vertebral Anatomy
2. Patient Selection for Vertebral Augmentation
3. Perioperative Care for Vertebral Augmentation
4. Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty: Transpedicular Approach
5. Balloon Augmentation
6. Vertebral Augmentation with Osteotome
7. Vertebral augmentation using expandable intravertebral implants
8. Radiofrequency Ablation for Metastatic Bone Lesions with Vertebral augmentation
9. Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
10. Outcome Measurement for Vertebral Augmentation
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 15, 2023
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed joined the faculty of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin in 2014 to provide Chronic Pain Medicine Services as part of the Interventional Pain Program. He received his medical training at Assiut University Medical School in Egypt, completed a master’s degree in Public Health, research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, and residency in anesthesiology and pain management fellowship at University of Cincinnati. As part of the Interventional Pain Program, Dr. Abd-Elsayed evaluates patients at the Pain Clinic, and when an interventional pain treatment is appropriate, performs procedures at the Madison Surgery Center. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous research grants, published more than 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts and authored several editorials and book chapters. He has presented at more than 60 international and national conferences and has earned more than 15 awards at the state and national levels. In addition, he has served as a reviewer for more than 20 journals and as an editor to several journals.
Affiliations and expertise
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