26Surgical Approaches for Decompression and Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction STEPHEN I. RYU AND DANIEL H. KIM The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is the part of the neuraxis from the foramen…
40Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine S. J. duPLESSIS AND R. J. HURLBERT The goals of spinal fixation are to preserve existing neurologic function; to facilitate recovery…
43Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty DARYL R. FOURNEY, DONALD F. SCHOMER, AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Developed in France in the late 1980s, minimally invasive vertebroplasty involves the percutaneous injection of polymethylmethacrylate…
21Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors STEPHEN J. HENTSCHEL AND IAN E. McCUTCHEON Ever since the first reported removal of an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor in 1887, resection of these largely benign…
44Surgical Approaches for the Resection of Sacral Tumors DARYL R. FOURNEY AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Tumors involving the sacrum are rare, frequently present at an advanced stage, and are often…
1Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord L. FERNANDO GONZALEZ AND CURTIS A. DICKMAN This chapter reviews the anatomy of the spinal cord and its osseous relations. The review is…
14Spine Reconstruction for Spine Tumors: Biomechanical Considerations ROBERT J. KOWALSKI AND EDWARD C. BENZEL The spine is a mechanical structure complete with levers (vertebrae), pivots (facets and intervertebral discs), passive…
42Vertebral Body Reconstruction Techniques JUSTIN H. T. PIK AND MICHAEL G. FEHLINGS Primary and secondary tumors of the spine often involve the anterior and middle columns of the vertebrae.1 Invasion…
8Spinal Cord and Column Tumors in Childhood STEVE CASHA, NICOLAS PHAN, AND JAMES T. RUTKA With the exception of metastatic spinal column disease in the adult, spinal cord and spinal…
20Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors PAUL R. COOPER AND KAZUTOSHI HIDA History In one of the earliest attempts to excise an intramedullary spinal cord tumor, in 1911, Elsberg inadvertently made several…
