Surgical Approaches for the Resection of Sacral Tumors
44Surgical Approaches for the Resection of Sacral Tumors DARYL R. FOURNEY AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Tumors involving the sacrum are rare, frequently present at an advanced stage, and are often…
Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord
1Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord L. FERNANDO GONZALEZ AND CURTIS A. DICKMAN This chapter reviews the anatomy of the spinal cord and its osseous relations. The review is…
Spine Reconstruction for Spine Tumors: Biomechanical Considerations
14Spine Reconstruction for Spine Tumors: Biomechanical Considerations ROBERT J. KOWALSKI AND EDWARD C. BENZEL The spine is a mechanical structure complete with levers (vertebrae), pivots (facets and intervertebral discs), passive…
Vertebral Body Reconstruction Techniques
42Vertebral Body Reconstruction Techniques JUSTIN H. T. PIK AND MICHAEL G. FEHLINGS Primary and secondary tumors of the spine often involve the anterior and middle columns of the vertebrae.1 Invasion…
Spinal Cord and Column Tumors in Childhood
8Spinal Cord and Column Tumors in Childhood STEVE CASHA, NICOLAS PHAN, AND JAMES T. RUTKA With the exception of metastatic spinal column disease in the adult, spinal cord and spinal…
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
20Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors PAUL R. COOPER AND KAZUTOSHI HIDA History In one of the earliest attempts to excise an intramedullary spinal cord tumor, in 1911, Elsberg inadvertently made several…
Thoracotomy and Thoracoabdominal Transdiaphragmatic Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
30Thoracotomy and Thoracoabdominal Transdiaphragmatic Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine ERIC M. MASSICOTTE AND MICHAEL G. FEHLINGS Surgeons need to gain access to the ventral spine at the thoracolumbar…
Oncologic Classification of Vertebral Neoplasms
2Oncologic Classification of Vertebral Neoplasms STEFANO BORIANI AND JAMES N. WEINSTEIN Primary bone tumors of the spine are rare, often unsuspected, and can be misdiagnosed. In a series of 1971…
Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery
12Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery ISTVAN TAKACS AND ALLAN J. HAMILTON There have been four major advances in stereotactic surgery. The first occurred when the coordinate-based fixation systems used for standardized lesions…
External Beam Radiation Therapy of Tumors of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves
10External Beam Radiation Therapy of Tumors of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves NORMAND J. LAPERRIERE Primary neoplasms of the spine, spinal cord, and spinal peripheral nerves are significantly…
