73Closed Cervical Traction Reduction Techniques Gianluca Vadalà, Alexander R. Vaccaro, and Joon Yung Lee Description The graduated weighted reduction technique is commonly used for both traumatic and nontraumatic fractures and…
8Posterior C1, C2 Fixation Options Norman B. Chutkan Description Review of fixation options for C1-C2 posterior fusion including posterior wiring, transarticular screws, lateral mass screws, and translaminar screws. The relevant…
32Anterior Thoracic Arthrodesis Following Corpectomy (Expandable Cage, Metallic Mesh Cages) D. Greg Anderson and Chadi Tannoury Description Various spine pathologies, such as fractures, destructive infections, and tumors, affect the vertebral…
43Sacral Screw Fixation Techniques Daniel E. Gelb Description Mechanical stabilization of the distal lumbar spine to the pelvis (lumbosacral joint) may be achieved with the use of screws inserted into…
48Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF): Cylinder Cages, Femoral Ring Allograft, Trapezoidal Synthetic Implants Arya Nick Shamie Description Using the anterior retroperitoneal, transperitoneal, or lateral trans-psoas approach, the disk space is…
59Fixation Strategies and Rod Reduction Strategies for Sagittal Plane Deformities Kirkham B. Wood Description To safely and effectively stabilize the hyperkyphotic thoracic or thoracolumbar spine with bilateral rigid posterior segmental…
57Posterior Spinal Anchor Strategy Placement and Rod Reduction Techniques: Posterior (Rotation vs. In-Situ Translation) Fernando E. Silva and Lawrence G. Lenke Description Correction of scoliosis by posterior instrumentation using rotation…
28Sublaminar Wire Placement Alexios Apazidis, Sanjeev Sabharwal, and Michael J. Vives Description Sublaminar wires are often used in conjunction with longitudinal members (rods) to provide rigid segment stability to the…
14Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Foraminotomy Kern Singh, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, and Peter M. Fleischut Description Pathologic processes, including trauma and age-related degeneration, may affect the cervical spine,…
30Open Transthoracic Diskectomy Russel C. Huang, Patrick F. O’Leary, and Raja Taunk Description Open transthoracic diskectomy is performed to decompress symptomatic thoracic herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) in patients with myelopathy…
