7 Management of Cervical Facet Dislocations: Anterior versus Posterior Approach ELIZABETH M. YU AND AHMAD NASSR The choice of surgical approach in the management of cervical facet dislocations is highly…
4 Management of Cervical Facet Fractures: Surgical Indications and Approach DAVOR SARAVANJA AND MARCEL F. DVORAK Cervical facet fractures and dislocations represent ~6% of all cervical spine fractures.1 Despite being…
12 Cervical Myelopathy: Anterior versus Posterior Approach BRIAN W. SU AND TODD J. ALBERT Cervical myelopathy is compression of the cervical spinal cord leading to pathognomonic neurological symptoms and physical…
8 Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture: Surgery versus Conservative Care WEISHI LI, DARREN R. LEBL, AND KIRKHAM B. WOOD The thoracolumbar junction (T10–L2) is a common site of spinal injury occurring in…
6 Management of Cervical Facet Dislocations: Timing of Reduction JOHN C. FRANCE AND JOHN R. ORPHANOS Cervical facet dislocations occur after high-energy trauma to the cervical spine and occur most…
2 Clearing Cervical Spine Injuries: MRI, Dynamic X-rays, CT ANTHONY S. LAPINSKY AND MARK S. ESKANDER Cervical spine injury patients require careful evaluation to prevent further morbidity due to apparent…
10 Use of Steroids for Spinal Cord Injury FORREST D. HSU AND R. JOHN HURLBERT The use of steroids in the management of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) has been…
16 Adult Low-Grade Spondylolisthesis: Conservative Treatment versus Surgery IGOR R. YUSUPOV, SERGEY NECKRYSH, AND BRUCE E. FREDRICKSON Herbiniaux, a Belgian obstetrician, is generally credited with the first description of spondylolisthesis…
3 Type II Odontoid Fractures: Operative versus Nonoperative Management ANDREW J. SCHOENFELD AND CHRISTOPHER M. BONO Odontoid fractures have posed a challenge to spine surgeons since they were first recognized…
5 Management of Cervical Facet Dislocations: Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging SANJAY YADLA AND JAMES S. HARROP In the trauma population it has been reported that cervical spine injuries occur…
