Biology of Spinal Fusion
10.1055/b-0034-84465 Biology of Spinal FusionDavid J. Hart and Curtis A. Dickman This chapter reviews the anatomy, histology, and physiology of bone healing and the biology of spinal fusion. Bone is…
Radiological Evaluation of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84435 Radiological Evaluation of the Craniovertebral JunctionBryan J. Traughber, John A. Hodak, Alexander C. Mamourian, Bruce L. Dean, Michael D. Coffey, and Daniel P. Hsu The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is…
The Transpetrosal Approaches
10.1055/b-0034-84459 The Transpetrosal ApproachesC. Phillip Daspit and Peter A. Weisskopf The addition of neurotologic surgical techniques in the care of skull base diseases existing at the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) has…
Brief Overview of Surgical Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84450 Brief Overview of Surgical Approaches to the Craniovertebral JunctionNicholas C. Bambakidis, Robert F. Spetzler, and Curtis A. Dickman Section III of Surgery of the Craniovertebral Junction addresses the surgical…
Posterior Neuroendoscopic Applications at the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84456 Posterior Neuroendoscopic Applications at the Craniovertebral JunctionAndrew S. Little, Pankaj A. Gore, Charles Teo, and Peter Nakaji Neuroendoscopy has been applied to diverse pathologies at the craniovertebral junction (CVJ)….
Primary Extramedullary Tumors of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84442 Primary Extramedullary Tumors of the Craniovertebral JunctionKadir Erkmen, Kimon Bekelis, and Ossama Al-Mefty Extramedullary tumors of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ), such as meningiomas, schwannomas, and chordomas, include a wide…
Management of Chiari Malformations
10.1055/b-0034-84443 Management of Chiari MalformationsHarold L. Rekate and Ruth E. Bristol In articles published in 1891 and 1896, Chiari1,2 described four types of abnormal development of the posterior fossa, which…
Embryology, Development, and Classification of Disorders of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84432 Embryology, Development, andClassification of Disorders of theCraniovertebral JunctionArnold H. Menezes The term craniovertebral junction (CVJ) refers to the occipital bone that surrounds the foramen magnum, the atlas, and the…
Congenital Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84437 Congenital Malformations of theCraniovertebral JunctionRicardo B. V. Fontes, Vincent C. Traynelis, and John Piper The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex transition zone between the skull base and cervical…
Primary Osseous and Metastatic Neoplasms of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84441 Primary Osseous and Metastatic Neoplasms of the Craniovertebral JunctionDaniel M. Sciubba, Camilo A. Molina, Ziya L. Gokaslan, and Jean-Paul Wolinsky Modern advancements in the understanding of neoplastic spine disease…
