Originally founded by three renowned orthopedic masters, Bauer, Kerschbaumer, and Poisel, this atlas has enjoyed a longstanding reputation for the exceptional quality of its surgical, topographic anatomical illustrations. Considerable advances in minimally invasive, endoscopic, and arthroscopic surgery during the last few decades necessitated this updated edition. Special Features The addition of more than 40 new surgical procedures, including soft tissue preservation techniques used in trauma surgery. More than 700 color illustrations drawn directly from cadavers or documentation from the operating room. The authors provide a unique operative guide, gleaned from years of evidence-based, clinical experience. From the cervical spine to the foot and ankle, each part of the body is divided into detailed subsections. Multiple approaches are included to treat common and rare musculoskeletal injuries, conditions, and diseases. The concise descriptions are complemented by meticulously crafted, labelled anatomical drawings illustrating each step of the procedure, from the skin incision to the targeted region to incision closure. Associated indications, patient positioning and preparation, precautions, and dangers are also summarized for each approach. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art atlas is an invaluable surgical resource for all orthopedic surgeons, residents, and medical students.

This new edition would not have been possible without the support of Dr. Albrecht Hauff, Dr. Udo Schiller, Antje-Karen Richter, and Silvia Haller at Georg Thieme Verlag, AngelikaMarie Findgott and Dr. Martina Habeck at Thieme Publishers, and Geraldine O’Sullivan, who translated these new chapters. We are very grateful to Professor Bernhard Hirt, Head of the Department for Surgical Anatomy at the University of Tübingen, for allowing us to use his laboratory for the anatomical dissections and the audiovisual documentation. We thank Mr. Vanselow, our illustrator, for his drawings of the new operative approaches and for staying so close to the style of the original illustrations drawn by Professor Spitzer.

Contents

۱ Cervical Spine and Cervicothoracic Junction
۲ Thoracic Spine
۳ Thoracolumbar Junction
۴ Lumbar Spine and Lumbosacral Junction
۵ Cervical Spine
۶ Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
۷ Pelvis: Pelvic Ring
۸ Pelvis: Acetabulum
۹ Hip Joint
۱۰ Femur
۱۱ Knee
۱۲ Lower Leg
۱۳ Foot
۱۴ Scapula and Clavicle
۱۵ Shoulder
۱۶ Humerus
۱۷ Elbow
۱۸ Forearm
۱۹ Wrist
۲۰ Hand