Chapter 173 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Indications and Techniques Clifford J. Eskey Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are minimally invasive, percutaneous procedures in which a fast-setting polymer is injected into a pathologic vertebral…
Chapter 179 Management of Sacral Fractures Carlo Bellabarba, Thomas A. Schildhauer, Jens R. Chapman Although the sacrum is integral to the biomechanical and neuroprotective roles of the spinal column and…
Chapter 160 Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Discectomy Indications and Techniques Joshua M. Ammerman, Anthony J. Caputy History Thoracic Disc Disease The surgical management of disorders of the thoracic spine began in 1814…
Chapter 168 Dynamic Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine Indications and Techniques William Welch, Boyle C. Cheng, Tariq E. Awad, M. Mason Macenski Fusion is, has been, and will continue to…
Chapter 139 Principles of Scalp Surgery and Surgical Management of Major Defects of Scalp Gaby D. Doumit, Alexandra Schmidek, Michael J. Yaremchuk Major defects of the scalp are most often…
Chapter 41 Surgical Management of Lesions of the Clivus Giulio Maira, Francesco Doglietto, Roberto Pallini The clivus is localized at the center of the skull base, and its deep location…
Chapter 79 Far Lateral Approach and Transcondylar and Supracondylar Extensions for Aneurysms of the Vertebrobasilar Junction Mohamed Samy Elhammady, Eric C. Peterson, Roberto C. Heros, Jacques J. Morcos Lesions of…
Chapter 120 Brain–Computer Interfacing Prospects and Technical Aspects R.o.y. Bakay We perceive thoughts as powerful forces. It is often said, “He won by sheer force of will.” Descartes was the…
Chapter 161 Lumbar Microdiscectomy Indications and Techniques Bradley S. Duhon, Meic H. Schmidt Sciatica and back pain are two of the most common reasons for referral to spine specialists today….
Chapter 110 Surgical Management of Extratemporal Lobe Epilepsy Erlick A.C. Pereira, Alexander L. Green Extratemporal lobe epilepsy comprises debilitating conditions of heterogeneous symptomatology and pathology, both challenging to treat and…
