Laminoplasty
3Laminoplasty Kazuhiro Chiba Description To achieve adequate decompression of the spinal cord and the nerve roots by shifting the laminae posteriorly, yet preserving cervical stability by retaining the posterior bone-ligamentous…
Cervical Subaxial Transfacet Screw Placement
12Cervical Subaxial Transfacet Screw Placement Jeffrey M. Spivak Description This fixation technique is not commonly used, as there are no clinical series of posterior cervical fusions reported using this method…
Foramen Magnum Decompression
1Foramen Magnum Decompression Ashwini D. Sharan, Laura Snyder, and Gregory J. Przybylski Description To achieve adequate decompression of the posterior cranial fossa without injury to the neurovascular structures at the…
Pathology of Tumors of the Spinal Cord, Spine, and Paraspinous Soft Tissue
3Pathology of Tumors of the Spinal Cord, Spine, and Paraspinous Soft Tissue STEPHEN W. COONS Describing the pathology of all the tumors that can affect the spine, spinal cord, or…
Thoracoscopic Resection of Intrathoracic Paraspinal Neurogenic Tumors
32Thoracoscopic Resection of Intrathoracic Paraspinal Neurogenic Tumors CURTIS A. DICKMAN Transthoracic endoscopic surgery provides an excellent alternative for the resection of thoracic schwannomas, neurofibromas, or other benign neurogenic tumors with…
Posterior Thoracic and Lumbar Hook-Rod Instrumentation
39Posterior Thoracic and Lumbar Hook-Rod Instrumentation STEPHEN L. ONDRA AND THOMAS J. MORRISON III Hook-and-rod constructs for the treatment of instability of the thoracic and lumbar spine date back to…
Complete Spondylectomy for the Excision of Spinal Neoplasms
34Complete Spondylectomy for the Excision of Spinal Neoplasms NICHOLAS THEODORE AND CURTIS A. DICKMAN Even with the recent philosophical shift toward minimally invasive approaches to the spinal column, there will…
Lateral Retroperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
38Lateral Retroperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbar Spine Y. R. RAMPERSAUD Flank Retroperitoneal Approach The flank retroperitoneal approach has been well described in the general and vascular surgery literature since the…
Surgical Approaches for Tumor Resection and Reconstruction of the Cervical Spine
27Surgical Approaches for Tumor Resection and Reconstruction of the Cervical Spine ROBERT M. GALLER AND VOLKER K. H. SONNTAG Anterior Approach (C3–C7) The pathology and location of tumors of the…
Anterior Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbar Spine and Lumbosacral Junction
35Anterior Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbar Spine and Lumbosacral Junction ROBERT F HEARY AND ANTHONY FREMPONG-BOADU The location of the pathologic lesion and the goal of the surgical…
