{"product_id":"9783031864438","title":"Dorsal Rhizotomy: Neurosurgery for Childhood Spasticity Vol. 51","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdvances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDorsal Rhizotomy: Neurosurgery for Childhood Spasticity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVol. 51\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNobuhito Morota | Paul Steinbok\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Surgery \/ Neurosurgery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eThe scope of this book is to disseminate dorsal rhizotomy for treating children with disabling, intractable spasticity caused by various pathologies. The volume is composed of five sections. The first section describes history and neuroanatomical background of dorsal rhizotomy and spasticity, while the second one is about the selection and pre-operative evaluation of surgical candidates. The third section is the key for readers who are going to learn this surgical procedure, and describes the various types of surgical procedures and the intraoperative neurophysiology used in the surgery. The fourth section is focused on postoperative rehabilitation, functional evaluation and long-term outcome after dorsal rhizotomy. The last section describes the future perspective of this technique and explains how to start up a rhizotomy team.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eSince the concern about dorsal rhizotomy has been re-emerging recently, this publication is highly expected and will be useful for both beginners in rhizotomy and experienced neurosurgeons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDr. Morota graduated from Shinshu University School of Medicine in Matsumoto in 1981. Following his postgraduate training in Yamanashi, he joined the Department of Neurosurgery at Shinshu University. His career as a pediatric neurosurgeon began in 1986, during a year-long clinical fellowship at Kobe Children’s Hospital. He became a board-certified neurosurgeon in Japan in 1989. In 1991, Dr. Morota joined the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center, where he served as a clinical fellow specializing in intraoperative neurophysiology and pediatric neurosurgery. Upon returning to Japan in 1995, he advanced his expertise in spinal and epilepsy surgery at Aichi Medical University and the National Niigata Chuo Hospital.In 2002, Dr. Morota was appointed Director of the Division of Neurosurgery at the newly established National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo. Under his leadership, the division became the largest pediatric neurosurgical service in Japan. In 2014, he moved to Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center and later served as president of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2018. In October 2018, he joined Kitasato University School of Medicine to establish the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He co-chaired the 4th Congress of the Asian-Australasian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2023. Dr. Morota is recognized for introducing functional posterior rhizotomy for children with spasticity in Japan and promoting its adoption nationwide. His clinical expertise spans a wide range of areas, including craniovertebral junction surgery, deep-seated brain and brainstem tumors, lumbosacral congenital anomalies, neuroendoscopic surgery, spasticity, and intraoperative neurophysiology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDr. Paul Steinbok obtained his medical training at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. This was followed by an internship in Toronto and a residency in neurosurgery in Vancouver at UBC.  He practiced as a neurosurgeon in Vancouver since March 1979. In 1985 he became Head of Neurosurgery at BC Children’s Hospital and limited his practice to pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Steinbok is recognized internationally as a leader in pediatric neurosurgery. A major area of clinical interest has been the surgical treatment of children with spastic cerebral palsy and he is acknowledged as an international expert in this field. He has particular expertise in the surgical procedure of selective dorsal (posterior) rhizotomy and has done over 250 such procedures, initially via multilevel laminectomies but more recently using a less invasive single level laminectomy approach. He was the first to do this procedure in Canada in 1987 and has published many scientific articles on this subject. Academically, Dr. Steinbok is a full Professor at the University of British Columbia, in the Department of Surgery. He \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003ehas taken a major interest in the education of neurosurgeons in the field of pediatric neurosurgery and has organized and participated as teaching faculty in many international pediatric neurosurgery courses around the world, with over 200 presentations at such courses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDr. Steinbok has returned to Jamaica to initiate a successful neuroendoscopy program at the University Hospital of the West Indies and has assisted the neurosurgeons in Jamaica and Barbados in complex pediatric neurosurgical cases.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031864438\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e254\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51029310079116,"sku":"9783031864438","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031864438.jpg?v=1782444855","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031864438","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}