Injuries to the Cervical Spine
Chapter 23 Injuries to the Cervical Spine M. Yashar S. Kalani, Aristotelis S. Filippidis, Nicholas Theodore Clinical Pearls • The cervical spine is mobile and highly prone to traumatic injury….
Surgical Therapy for Pain
Chapter 49 Surgical Therapy for Pain Giovanni Broggi, Francesco Acerbi, Morgan Broggi, Giuseppe Messina Clinical Pearls • Chronic pain syndromes are of two types: cancer-related pain and chronic benign pain….
Application of Current Radiation Delivery Systems and Radiobiology
Chapter 45 Application of Current Radiation Delivery Systems and Radiobiology Jay Loeffler, Helen Shih, Melin Khandekar Clinical Pearls • Radiosurgery involves the delivery of a high dose of ionizing radiation…
Entrapment Neuropathies
Chapter 33 Entrapment Neuropathies Mikhail Gelfenbeyn, Henry Marsh Clinical Pearls • Entrapment neuropathy occurs when a peripheral nerve is subjected to repetitive movement in a constricted space. Conservative treatment involves…
Microsurgical Approaches to the Ventricular System
Chapter 42 Microsurgical Approaches to the Ventricular System Timothy H. Lucas, II , Richard G. Ellenbogen Clinical Pearls • Intraventricular lesions often present with nonspecific symptoms and clinical signs and…
Intradural Extramedullary and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
Chapter 25 Intradural Extramedullary and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors Michaël Bruneau, Florence Lefranc, Danielle Balériaux, Jacques Brotchi Clinical Pearls • Surgery is the initial and primary treatment of choice in…
Spasticity: Classification, Diagnosis, and Management
Chapter 50 Spasticity Classification, Diagnosis, and Management Michael R. Levitt, Samuel R. Browd Clinical Pearls • Spasticity is velocity-dependent resistance to passive muscle stretch that usually originates from pathological issues…
Craniovertebral Junction: A Reappraisal
Chapter 29 Craniovertebral Junction A Reappraisal Atul Goel Clinical Pearls • Atlantoaxial joint opening, manipulation, and direction fixation form important components of treatment of craniovertebral instability. • Lateral masses of…
Meningiomas
Chapter 36 Meningiomas Federico Landriel, Peter Black Clinical Pearls • Meningiomas are believed to derive from the arachnoid cap cells around arachnoid granulations near venous sinuses, cisterns, ventricles, and brain….
Degenerative Spine Disease
Chapter 30 Degenerative Spine Disease James K.C. Liu, Edward C. Benzel Clinical Pearls • Degeneration in the spine is a naturally occurring process that can be understood through the “three-joint…
