Overview
- Reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the bioengineering field and is appropriate for readers in the applied sciences, clinical medicine, academia, industry, and government
- Documents the history of failed spinal implants and poor clinical outcomes, to prevent a repeat of failed technologies
- Summarizes approved spinal technologies in the international landscape, and advances the field by looking to the future of spinal technologies, such as robotic assisted surgery, image guidance, minimally invasive surgery, and more
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The contributors are leading authorities in the fields of engineering and clinical medicine and represent academia, industry, and international government and regulatory agencies. The chapters are split into five sections, with the first addressing clinical issues such as anatomy, pathology, oncology, trauma, diagnosis, and imaging studies. The second section, on biomechanics, delves into fixation devices, the bone implant interface, total disc replacements, injury mechanics, and more. The last three sections, on technology, are divided into materials, commercialized products, and surgery. All appropriate chapters will be continually updated and available on the publisher’s website, in order to keep this important reference as up-to-date as possible in a fast-moving field.
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Keywords
- Spinal interventions and implants
- Man-made spine technologies
- Clinical outcomes
- Imaging studies
- Clinical biomechanics
- Injury mechanics
- Positive biomechanics
- Spine Implants
- Robotic assisted surgery
- Surgical approaches to the lumbar spine
- Total disc replacements
- Spinal instability
- Neurologic deficiencies
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Book Title: Handbook of Spine Technology
Editors: Boyle Cheng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33037-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Biomedicine and Life Sciences, Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33037-2Due: 30 January 2019
Topics: Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Materials Engineering, Robotics and Automation