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Established spine textbooks and new titles in languages other than English, each with its original title, an English translation of the title and a link to the publisher.
The Decision to Operate in Spinal Disorders
Jean-Marc Vital, Henry Parent · Sauramps Médical
Looks at what drives the decision to operate on the spine, including patient, surgeon, natural history and non-operative alternatives, and is intended for SFCR teaching.
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Imaging of the Spine and Constitutional Bone Diseases
Jean-Denis Laredo et al. · Sauramps Médical
An 856-page imaging reference on the adult spine, with emphasis on degenerative disease and sagittal alignment, plus childhood skeletal dysplasias as seen in adults.
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Spine – Diagnostic Imaging
Jeffrey S. Ross, Kevin R. Moore (French translation by Jean-Louis Dietemann) · Elsevier Masson
The French edition of the Amirsys/Elsevier spine imaging reference, covering more than 310 diagnoses with surgical assessment tools such as SINS and ESCC grading.
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Lumbar Disc Herniation: Diagnosis, Management and Treatment
Régis Levasseur, Henry-François Parent, Jean-Charles Le Huec, Jean-Luc Barat et al. · Elsevier Masson (Cahiers d'enseignement de la SOFCOT)
A SOFCOT teaching volume covering lumbar disc herniation from conservative and percutaneous care to surgery, day-case pathways and medico-legal issues.
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The Spinal Column
Antoine Feydy, Frédéric Lecouvet, Nicolas Amoretti, Guillaume Bierry, Robert-Yves Carlier, Olivier Fantino, Pierre Guigui · Sauramps Médical
A multidisciplinary French-language monograph on spinal imaging and management of degenerative, osteoporotic, inflammatory, tumour, infective and traumatic conditions.
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Paediatric Orthopaedics: Spine and Thorax
Jérôme Sales de Gauzy, Christian Morin · Elsevier Masson
An illustrated guide to treating the commonest spinal and chest-wall malformations and deformities in children, with practical tips and pitfalls.
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Anatomy of the Spinal Column: New Concepts
Jean-Marc Vital (ed) · Sauramps Médical
A multi-author anatomy text covering comparative, embryological and dynamic aspects of the spine, including pelvic incidence, the disc, muscles, fascia and neural structures.
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Complications of Spine Surgery: From Identification to Prevention
Marc Tadié · Elsevier Masson
Reviews how to recognise, manage and prevent complications of spinal surgery.
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Spine Reference
Michael A. Rauschmann, Christoph Josten, Bernhard Meyer (eds) · Thieme
A 1,120-page interdisciplinary reference from Thieme's Referenz series covering orthopaedic, trauma and neurosurgical spine care, with practical procedure guidance and online eRef access.
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Microtherapy – Spine
Dietrich H. W. Grönemeyer (ed) · Thieme
An interdisciplinary practice guide to image-guided minimally invasive pain treatments for back pain, set out as a stepwise approach that starts with the least invasive option.
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Expertise Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery: Spine
Gregor Stein, Peer Eysel, Max J. Scheyerer (eds) · Thieme
A specialist-level volume on surgical anatomy, indications, operative techniques and their pitfalls, and complication management in spine surgery.
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Spine Compact: The DWG Pocket Guide
Maximilian Reinhold, Sven Oliver Eicker, Oliver I. Schmidt, Philipp Schleicher · Schattauer (Thieme)
A pocket guide that follows the six modules of the DWG basic courses leading to the EUROSPINE-recognised basic certificate, from emergencies to standard operations.
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The Spine Across Disciplines: Operative and Conservative Treatment
Wolfgang Börm, Frerk Meyer, Viola Bullmann, Christian Knop · Schattauer (Thieme)
Built on the German Spine Society (DWG) curriculum, this book brings together neurosurgical, orthopaedic and trauma views on conservative, open, minimally invasive and microsurgical spine treatment.
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Spinal Injection Therapy: Manual and Atlas
Theodoros Theodoridis, Jürgen Krämer · Thieme
A step-by-step illustrated atlas of spinal injection techniques from the cervical spine to the sacrum, including fluoroscopy-guided methods and complication management.
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Disc-Related Disorders
Jürgen Krämer, Robert Krämer et al. · Thieme
The long-running German standard text on the causes, diagnosis and conservative and operative treatment of intervertebral disc disease.
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Surgery of the Injured Spine: Fractures, Instabilities, Deformities
Volker Bühren, Christoph Josten (eds) · Springer
A Springer reference on the operative treatment of spinal fractures, instabilities and post-traumatic deformities.
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Motion-Preserving Spine Surgery
Rudolf Bertagnoli (ed) · Elsevier / Urban & Fischer
Covers disc arthroplasty and the main disc prostheses, including indications, technique, complications and rehabilitation, with accompanying procedure videos.
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Spinal Navigation: Clinical Practice Recommendations
Paolo Roccucci, Stefano Peron, Roberto Stefini · Timeo
A short Italian clinical-practice guide to using navigation in spine surgery.
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Spinal Column and Spinal Cord: Imaging
Cosma Andreula, Silvia Armenise (Fernando Monteforte, ed) · Piccin
An Italian radiology text on spinal and cord anatomy, biomechanics and the imaging of degenerative, tumour, inflammatory, infective and traumatic disease.
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Spinal Trauma
G. Barneschi · Verduci Editore
A large diagnostic reference on spinal injuries, covering classification, clinical and imaging assessment, cord injury and paediatric and geriatric trauma, drawing on the Florence CTO archive.
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Neurosurgery – Spine and Peripheral Nerves (Text and Atlas)
Richard G. Fessler, Laligam N. Sekhar (eds) · Verduci Editore
The two-volume Italian edition of Fessler and Sekhar's atlas of spinal and peripheral nerve operations, organised by indication, positioning and operative steps.
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New OS NEXUS No. 18: Spine Surgery Using the Latest Technology (with web videos)
Shiro Imagama (volume ed.); series eds Shuichi Matsuda, Shinji Imai, Shiro Imagama · Medical View
A trainee-oriented operative volume on recent spine technology, including interbody cages, haemostasis, minimally invasive procedures, cervical disc replacement, and robotic and navigated surgery.
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Haemorrhage Control in Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery (with web videos)
Masahiko Takahata (ed) · Medical View
A focused guide to surgical anatomy, preoperative vascular assessment, haemostatic technique and blood management, arranged by spinal region and procedure type, including MIS and tumour surgery.
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New OS NEXUS No. 6: Basic Techniques of Spinal Fusion (with web videos)
Shiro Imagama (volume ed.) · Medical View
A resident-level volume on instrumentation, bone grafting and cervical and lumbar fusion techniques, which also covers nerve-root block and balloon kyphoplasty.
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Spinal Surgery Video Library: 37 Operations to Master (with web videos)
Shinji Imae, Shunji Asamoto, Masahiro Kawanishi, Toshiki Kawamoto, Manabu Sasaki (eds) · Medical View
Illustrated descriptions of 37 core spine and spinal cord operations, with about 140 streamed videos of expert surgeons performing them.
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Spinal Endoscopic Surgery (with web videos)
Munehito Yoshida (ed), Yukihiro Nakagawa (co-ed) · Igaku-Shoin
A practical textbook on spinal endoscopic surgery from Wakayama Medical University's orthopaedic department, covering anatomy, equipment, technique by condition and complication management.
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Textbook of Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery
Kazuhisa Takahashi (ed) · Nankodo
A textbook for doctors training in spine surgery, written by the Chiba University spine group, covering anatomy, biomechanics, diagnosis, perioperative care and disease-specific management.
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Handbook of Spine Fundamentals
Kern Singh (ed) · Thieme Revinter
A concise Portuguese edition of a resident-level guide to spinal anatomy, pathology and management from the craniocervical junction to the coccyx.
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Clinical Management of the Spine
Delio Eulalio Martins, Eduardo Barros Puertas, Marcelo Wajchenberg (eds) ·
A Brazilian multidisciplinary text with 53 contributors on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders and back pain.
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Spine – SBOT Surgical Orthopaedics Series
SBOT (Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia) · Elsevier
The spine volume of the Brazilian orthopaedic society's surgical series, focusing on core operative techniques with online surgical videos.
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Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Daniel H. Kim, Gun Choi et al. (eds) · Thieme Revinter
The Portuguese edition of the Kim–Choi endoscopic spine surgery textbook, covering full-endoscopic techniques across the spine.
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Handbook of Spine Surgery
Ali A. Baaj, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Juan S. Uribe et al. (eds) · Di Livros
The Portuguese edition of the Baaj–Mummaneni–Uribe pocket handbook of spine surgery, which sets out indications and techniques in summary form.
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Spine Surgery: Operative Techniques
Alexander R. Vaccaro, Eli M. Baron (eds) · Amolca
The Spanish edition of the Vaccaro–Baron step-by-step operative-technique atlas, updated with seven new chapters, trauma techniques and online surgical videos.
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Step-by-Step Techniques in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Rodrigo Navarro-Ramírez (ed) · Amolca
A 57-chapter international guide to MIS spine techniques, including tubular and speculum retractors, navigation, robotics, endoscopy and minimally invasive fusion.
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Controversies in Spine Surgery
Francisco Villarejo (coord.) · Ergon
A 17-chapter Spanish multi-author manual with more than 46 contributors on contested areas of diagnosis and treatment, MIS and degenerative disease, with the coordinator's commentary after each chapter.
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Rothman-Simeone and Herkowitz's The Spine
Steven R. Garfin et al. (eds) · Amolca
The two-volume Spanish edition of the Rothman-Simeone reference, adding chapters on finite-element modelling and SI joint surgery and an expanded MIS section.
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Disorders of the Spine
Jesús Burgos Flores, Enrique Izquierdo Núñez, Horacio Luis Sarramea (SILACO) · Editorial Médica Panamericana
A textbook by the Ibero-Latin American spine society (SILACO) covering basic principles, approaches, deformity, degenerative disease, fractures, tumours and infection, with key points at the end of each section.
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Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging: The Spine
João Luis Fernandes · Amolca
A two-volume spinal imaging reference covering everything from degenerative and inflammatory disease to intraspinal tumours, trauma and the postoperative spine.
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Textbook of Spinal Surgery
Keith H. Bridwell et al. (eds) · Amolca
The two-volume Spanish edition of the Bridwell–DeWald textbook, with a strong focus on paediatric and adult deformity alongside degenerative disease, trauma and tumours.
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Endoscopic Spine Procedures
Daniel H. Kim, Gun Choi, Sang-Ho Lee et al. · Amolca
A step-by-step illustrated guide to percutaneous endoscopic surgery of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including applied anatomy and complications.
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Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine
Todd J. Albert, Thomas A. Zdeblick (eds) · Wolters Kluwer
The fully revised Spanish edition of the Master Techniques spine volume, setting out established operations in a structured step-by-step format.
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Current editions of established spine textbooks in other languages, plus new titles from 2025 and 2026, including endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. Editions are harder to confirm for some languages; entries we could not check on the publisher's own site are marked. Patient self-help books are not listed.
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