33Anterior Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Plating Techniques John T. Street and Marcel F. S. Dvorak Description Application of a low profile anterior/anterolateral plating system to the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine. Key…
77Cervical Disk Replacement Rick C. Sasso and Ben J. Garrido Description Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion has historically been the gold standard treatment for patients experiencing cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy…
7Grafting Methods: Posterior Occipitocervical Junction and Atlantoaxial Segment Robert K. Eastlack, Bradford L. Currier, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Description To facilitate arthrodesis of the occipitocervical or atlantoaxial segments. Key Principles…
55Posterior Rib Osteotomy for Rigid Coronal Spinal Deformities Bernard A. Rawlins Description A technique designed to provide additional mobility (release) to the spinal elements in a rigid deformity. Key Principles…
11Cervical Lateral Mass Screw Placement (C3–C7) Yu-Po Lee, Choll W. Kim, and Steven R. Garfin Description To safely place screws within the cervical lateral mass while avoiding injury to the…
26Lateral Extracavitary Approach Howard B. Levene and Jack I. Jallo Description The lateral extracavitary approach has been developed to approach the posterior lateral and anterior lateral aspects of the spine…
XVI SPINAL IMMOBILIZATION Related posts: Wound VAC Management for Spinal or Bone Graft Wound Infections Reduction Techniques for Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation Posterior Spinal Anchor Strategy Placement and Rod Reduction Techniques:…
70Anterior and Posterior Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvesting Michael A. Woods, Kristina M. Schmidt, and Brett A. Taylor Description To harvest autologous anterior or posterior iliac crest bone graft for…
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…
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…
