This unique, detailed guide [is] a must read for young neurosurgeons and 
the gold standard reference for all neurosurgical operative services. -- 
Duke Samson, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, 
Southwestern Medical School

The Neurosurgical Instrument Guide provides a much-needed baseline 
reference for visual identification of surgical instruments and their intended 
use in specific neurosurgical procedures. It facilitates a unique learning 
experience for medical students, interns, residents, surgical technicians, 
nurses, and other neurosurgical support staff, as well as for neurosurgeons who 
want to educate their team about basic instrumentation encountered in the 
operating room.

Special Features:

Designed in didactic two-page spreads, with clear 

photographs of instruments on one side facing concise information on category, 
purpose, and usage on the other

The only book solely focused on the core tools of 
neurosurgery, providing a one-of-a-kind resource for support staff and others

Describes instruments from the perspective of the 
neurosurgeon, so all members of the neurosurgical operating team "speak the 
same language"

Covers the neurosurgical implements most often used in 
the operating room, so readers can immediately put knowledge into practice

Complete with an overview of basic operating room principles and instrument sets, The Neurosurgical Instrument Guide gives readers a solid background on instrumentation as 
well as a lasting and progressively stronger comfort level for those working in 
the neurosurgical operating room.