79Posterior Revision Strategies for Dura and Nerve Root Exposure Following a Previous Laminectomy Erik Spayde and Hyun Bae Description Revision decompression surgery is a challenging aspect of spinal surgery that…
9Reduction Techniques for Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation Rick C. Sasso Description Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation is an anterior displacement of one C1-C2 joint with a concomitant posterior migration of the contralateral articulation….
18Anterior Cervical Corpectomy James C. Farmer Description Anterior cervical corpectomy is a method of decompressing the cervical spinal cord and nerve roots. It is performed by removing the disk above…
21Odontoid Screw Placement Darrel S. Brodke Description Reduction and fixation of a type II or high type III odontoid fracture with a precisely placed lag/compression screw. Key Principles Anatomic alignment…
35Open Far Lateral Disk Herniation Ralph J. Mobbs and Charles G. Fisher Description A technique to access the nerve root and disk pathology lateral to the foramen for removal of…
5Open Reduction of Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations Moe R. Lim, Sameer Mathur, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Description Open posterior reduction of unilateral or bilateral facet dislocations or fracture/dislocations. Key…
4Surgical Removal of Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors Timothy F. Witham and Ziya L. Gokaslan Description Resection of intradural tumors is performed almost exclusively through a posterior approach. Laminectomies performed rostral…
81Wound Vacuum Assisted Closures (VAC) Management for Spinal or Bone Graft Wound Infections John M. Beiner and Linda Mascolo Description Traditional management of postoperative spinal (or bone graft donor site)…
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…
