Positioning techniques in surgical applications: Thorax and heart surgery - Vascular surgery - Visceral and transplantation surgery - Urology - Surgery to the spinal cord and extremities - Arthroscopy - Paediatric surgery - Navigation/ISO-C 3D

Abstract

The success of an operation depends not only on careful clarification of the indications, selection of the right time for operating and proper operating techniques, but also correct preoperative preparation and positioning of the patient. This work presents safe positioning techniques, which cover the various different surgical disciplines by means of detailed descriptions and more than 450 full-colored illustrations. New techniques, new instruments and devices, developed for example for minimally invasive surgery, or concealed surgical procedures with indirect visualization techniques, are considered. © Springer Medizin Verlag Heidelberg 2006.