Skin and Wound Care
Chapter 185 Skin and Wound Care Ann M. Henwood, Sait Naderi, Edward C. Benzel A multidisciplinary approach to skin care can effectively minimize the unnecessary morbidity and mortality secondary to…
Electrodiagnostic Studies
Chapter 178 Electrodiagnostic Studies Steven Shook The electrodiagnostic (EDX) is an important adjunct to the neurologic examination for diagnosis and management of disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system. Components of…
Management of Traumatic Bilateral Jumped Cervical Facet Joints in a Patient with Complete Myelopathy
Chapter 227 Management of Traumatic Bilateral Jumped Cervical Facet Joints in a Patient with Complete Myelopathy Closed Traction Reduction Then Surgery Christian P. DiPaola, Michelle Aubin, Glenn R. Rechtine, II…
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions
Chapter 101 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions Paul C. McCormick, John A. Anson Surgery, once used for the diagnosis of intramedullary spinal cord tumors alone, now represents the most effective treatment…
Dorsal Thoracic and Lumbar Screw Fixation and Pedicle Fixation Techniques
Chapter 148 Dorsal Thoracic and Lumbar Screw Fixation and Pedicle Fixation Techniques Mehmet Zileli, Charles B. Stillerman, Edward C. Benzel The popularity of pedicle-screw fixation has significantly increased in the…
Minimal Access and Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy
Chapter 81 Minimal Access and Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy Basem I. Awad, Thomas E. Mroz, Michael P. Steinmetz Minimal Access Lumbar Discectomy Lumbar discectomy has become the most common neurosurgical procedure…
Timing of Decompression Surgery for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Patient with an Incomplete Myelopathy
Chapter 228 Timing of Decompression Surgery for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Patient with an Incomplete Myelopathy Postural Nonoperative Management Adam W. Jackson, Patrick W. Hitchon The management of…
Vascularized Bone Grafts in Spine Surgery
Chapter 124 Vascularized Bone Grafts in Spine Surgery Alok D. Sharan, Ashwini D. Sharan Bone grafting has had an important role in surgery since Barth first introduced bone-grafting techniques in…
Biomechanics of Motion Preservation Techniques
Chapter 159 Biomechanics of Motion Preservation Techniques Todd B. Francis, Edward C. Benzel For many years, cervical and lumbar arthrodesis has been the gold standard of treatment for a wide…
Postoperative Spinal Deformities
Chapter 195 Postoperative Spinal Deformities Sigurd Berven, Eijiro Okada Definition Deformity of the spine encompasses malalignment in the coronal, sagittal, and axial planes. Spinal deformity may result from either pathologies…
