This technique-based text is geared for orthopedic surgeons, residents, and fellows who want to confidently learn and apply cutting-edge minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques. The book covers the shoulder and elbow, the hip, unicondylar knee arthroplasty, and MIS total knee arthroplasty, which are the main areas for MIS joint replacement surgery. Chapters guide surgeons through procedures and include usage techniques for the latest instrumentation. A section also details computer-guided total hip and knee arthroplasty. More than 300 line drawings and photographs illustrate how techniques are performed.

This technique-based text is geared for the orthopedic surgeon who is familiar with the features of MIS and now wants to master the approach. Edited by distinguished authorities in the field, the book covers four main areas for MIS joint replacement surgery: the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee. Contributors share their valued expertise on the very techniques they have pioneered as they explain the latest instrumentation and present procedures step-by-step. Cutting-edge approaches are detailed throughout, and one section is specifically devoted to computer navigation. The wealth of insight is supplemented by more than 390 line drawings and photographs that illustrate how techniques are performed. An indispensable resource for orthopedic surgeons, residents, and fellows, this unparalleled guide is ideal for readers who want to confidently learn and apply MIS techniques.

From the reviews:

"Springer has released this book, MIS Techniques in Orthopedics, edited by three renowned surgeons in the field, in an attempt to introduce, summarize and evaluate the MIS technique. ? MIS is a hot-and controversial-subject today, and books on this technique are ? certainly welcome. ? This book will be useful ? to experienced surgeons who want to embark upon minimally invasive surgery." (Tord Röstlund, Acta Orthopaedica, Vol. 77 (4), 2006)