Central Cord Syndrome: Acute Decompression versus Watch and Wait Kasra Rowshan Nitin N. Bhatia Central cord syndrome (CCS) is an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury, characterized by a greater loss…
Cervical Stenosis—Asymptomatic with Intrinsic Cord Change— Decompress or Watch? Andelle L. Teng Cervical spondylosis is the descriptive term for degenerative changes of the cervical spine. A combination of these progressive…
Occipital Fixation Techniques: Keel Plate versus Screws through Connectors versus Wire versus Bolt Mukund I. Gundanna The occipitocervical junction is a challenging region to approach due to anatomical constraints, both…
The Unstable Os Odontoideum in Asymptomatic Patients: Dorsal Treatment versus Observation Alpesh A. Patel The os odontoideum has been described as an upper cervical ossicle with corticalized margins and no…
Atlantoaxial Stabilization: C1-C2 Instrumentation Techniques Christopher A. Iannotti Langston T. Holly The treatment of cervical spine instability has undergone major advances in recent decades. In 1891, the era of internal…
Anterior Multilevel Decompression: Discectomies versus Corpectomy Ben B. Pradhan The indications and techniques for ventral cervical spine surgery are discussed in separate dedicated chapters in this textbook. The most commonly…
Resorbables: Do They Have a Role in the Cervical Spine Hyun Bae Nomaan Ashraf Cervical disk degeneration causing axial neck pain and radiculopathy has historically been treated well with anterior…
Artificial Disk Replacement for Radiculopathy and Myelopathy Leonard K. Kibuule Jeffrey S. Fischgrund Jean-Jacques Abitbol Patients with cervical spine-related problems may often present to the physician with notable complaints of…
Role of BMP in Cervical Spine Surgery Jeffrey S. Earhart Wellington K. Hsu The clinical success of ventral and dorsal cervical fusion is often dependent on the surgeon’s ability to…
Cervical Spine Osteotomy in Ankylosing Spondylitis Edward Donald Simmons Ankylosing spondylitis is a seronegative inflammatory arthritis of the spine that results in ossification and rigidity, but usually not deformity that…
