Gaines Procedure for Spondyloptosis
51Gaines Procedure for Spondyloptosis Vincent J. Devlin Description The Gaines procedure is a treatment option for spondyloptosis. This rare condition exists when the entire body of the L5 vertebra is…
Reduction of High-Grade Spondylolisthesis
50Reduction of High-Grade Spondylolisthesis Charles C. Edwards and Charles C. Edwards II Description Full correction of high-grade spondylolisthesis (Fig. 50.1) is achieved through an entirely posterior approach, with or without…
Anterior Lumbar Surgical Exposure Techniques
46Anterior Lumbar Surgical Exposure Techniques Rick B. Delamarter, Salvador A. Brau, and Ben B. Pradhan Description Anterior approaches have been developed for easier and more direct access to the anterior…
Intrasacral (Jackson) and Galveston Rod Contouring and Placement Techniques
42Intrasacral (Jackson) and Galveston Rod Contouring and Placement Techniques Roger P. Jackson and Douglas C. Burton Description The intrasacral (Jackson) screw and rod fixation technique involves the safe insertion of…
Iliosacral Screw Fixation Techniques
41Iliosacral Screw Fixation Techniques Paul T. Rubery and John T. Gorczyca Transiliac Rod Placement Description A bar or rod placed transversely through the posterior iliac tubercles, posterior to the sacrum,…
Posterior Smith-Petersen, Pedicle Subtraction, and Vertebral Column Resection Osteotomy Techniques
62Posterior Smith-Petersen, Pedicle Subtraction, and Vertebral Column Resection Osteotomy Techniques Stephen L. Ondra and Brian A. O’Shaughnessy Description Although modern spinal implants enable the surgeon to exert powerful force on…
Transoral Odontoid Resection and Anterior Odontoid Osteotomy
19Transoral Odontoid Resection and Anterior Odontoid Osteotomy Amgad Hanna , Eli M. Baron, and James S. Harrop Description The transoral procedure uses an anterior midline approach, through the oropharynx, to…
Anterior Open Reduction Technique for Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations
20Anterior Open Reduction Technique for Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations G. Alexander Jones and Edward C. Benzel Description Unilateral or bilateral cervical facet dislocations may be reduced during a ventral…
Open Laminectomy, Medial Facetectomy, and Foraminotomy
36Open Laminectomy, Medial Facetectomy, and Foraminotomy Mark A. Knaub and Jeffrey S. Fischgrund Description To safely perform decompression of the neural elements in the lumbar spine below the level of…
Posterior Interspinous Implant Placement
76Posterior Interspinous Implant Placement Kern Singh and Frank M. Phillips Description Biomechanical studies have suggested that the restriction of segmental motion resulting from spinal fusion causes abnormal kinematics at adjacent…
