15 Spinal Infections
10.1055/b-0039-166424 15 Spinal InfectionsAnkur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 15.1 Introduction Spinal infections require early diagnosis in order to prevent both…
14 Primary and Metastatic Spinal Tumors
10.1055/b-0039-166423 14 Primary and Metastatic Spinal TumorsAnkur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 14.1 Introduction Primary and metastatic spinal neoplasms represent a…
6 Lumbar Spine Anatomy
10.1055/b-0039-166415 6 Lumbar Spine AnatomyMelissa G. Goczalk, Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 6.1 General Information Anatomy and function: Lordotic curvature….
17 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion
10.1055/b-0039-166426 17 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and FusionAnkur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 17.1 Case Presentation: Presentation and Preoperative Imaging A 38-year-old…
12 Scoliosis
10.1055/b-0039-166421 12 ScoliosisLauren M. Sadowsky, Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 12.1 Introduction Spinal deformities such as scoliosis represent some of…
16 Pediatrics
10.1055/b-0039-166425 16 PediatricsJonathan Markowitz, Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 16.1 Background Most congenital spinal pathologies affect the upper cervical or…
10 Cervical Disk Disease
10.1055/b-0039-166419 10 Cervical Disk DiseaseFady Y. Hijji, Ankur S. Narain, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 10.1 Background Disk disease is often described as a result of…
1 Neuroanatomy and Physiology
10.1055/b-0039-166400 1 Neuroanatomy and PhysiologyJacob V. DiBattista, Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 1.1 Neuron Anatomy Basic components ( Table 1.1,…
3 Atlanto-Occipital Anatomy
10.1055/b-0039-166412 3 Atlanto-Occipital AnatomySuzanne Labelle, Fady Y. Hijji, Ankur S. Narain, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 3.1 Bony Anatomy 3.1.1 Occipital Bone (Fig. 3.1) External occipital…
4 Cervical Spine Anatomy
10.1055/b-0039-166413 4 Cervical Spine AnatomyFady Y. Hijji, Ankur S. Narain, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 4.1 General Information C3–C7 are defined as the subaxial spine. Majority…
