Schmidek & Sweet's Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods,and Results,5 th edition 2 Volume Set by Henry H. Schmidek and David W. Roberts examines indications, operative techniques, complications, and results for nearly every neurosurgical procedure. A new co-editor, 31 new chapters, and a new standardized format make it essential to today's practitioner.
Book features:
About the Author
Henry H. Schmidek, MD, Professor of Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
David W. Roberts, MD, Professor of Surgery and Section Chief, Section of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH.
Book Details
Book features:
- Discusses virtually every routine and specialized procedure for brain, spinal, and peripheral nerve problems in adult patients.
- Integrates the knowledge and experience of leading international authorities, who offer multiple perspectives on neurosurgical challenges, from tried-and-true methods to the most current techniques.
- Includes clinical information on image-guided technologies and infections.
- Makes techniques easy to understand and apply with more than 1,000 illustrations.
- 31 new chapters on topics such as ultrasound, surgical management of lesions of the sciatic nerve, surgical treatment for disabling tremors, and frame-based stereotactic brain biopsy.
- A new section devoted to advanced technologic systems in neurosurgery.
- A respected new co-editor, David W. Roberts.
- A new consistently organized structure that makes clinical guidance easy to find.
About the Author
Henry H. Schmidek, MD, Professor of Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
David W. Roberts, MD, Professor of Surgery and Section Chief, Section of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH.
Book Details

- Hardcover: 2880 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 5 edition (November 18, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0721603408
- ISBN-13: 9780721603407
- Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.3 x 5 inches
- Price: $466.99
