Chapter 5: Basic Microsurgical/Microvascular/Skull Base Instrumentation General Scissors, Knives, Needle Holders Forceps, Clamps, Retractors Dissectors, Elevators Bits, Rongeurs Specific Procedures Cottle Mallet Alternative Names: Mallet, hammer Category: General Purposes: Used…
Chapter 6: Spinal Procedures General Dilators, Retractors Dissectors, Elevators, Curettes Impactors, Rongeurs, Drill Bits, Drill Guides Spine Fusion Instrumentation Adson Forceps Alternative Names: Adson with teeth, Bunny forceps, pickups with…
Chapter 7: Transsphenoidal/Endonasal Retractors Forceps, Rongeurs, Needle Holders Scissors, Knives Dissectors, Elevators, Miscellaneous Endoscopic Instruments Cottle Speculum Alternative Names: Nasal speculum, Killian speculum, nasal spreader, nare speculum Category: Retractors Purposes:…
Chapter 1: The Operating Room No guide to neurosurgical instrumentation would be complete without first discussing the operating room itself. While the instruments covered in this guide are used in…
Chapter 2: Operating Room Equipment While neurosurgical instruments are the main focus in this guide, there is certainly a myriad of equipment in the operating room that should also be…
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7Pathology/Histology 1. In cerebral amyloid angiopathy, what typically occurs with respect to the basal membrane and the internal elastic lamina of the affected vessels? A. The basal membrane thins, and…
21Practice Exam Questions Section 1: 60 Minutes, 75 Questions 1. What structure is deep to the arrow in this view from the endoscope during a resection of a pituitary macroadenoma…
22Practice Exam Answers Section 1 1. D Optic nerve The anatomy during the transnasal transsphenoidal approach is shown in this image. MC, middle clinoid process; MCS, medial cavernous sinus; LOCR;…
