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.
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)
