Lumbar and Sacral Spine
Chapter 36 Lumbar and Sacral Spine Robert E. Isaacs, Richard G. Fessler Surgical approaches to the lumbar and sacral spine should be dictated by the location and extent of the…
Pediatric Spinal Deformities and Deformity Correction
Chapter 100 Pediatric Spinal Deformities and Deformity Correction Brian J. Williams, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey Pediatric spinal deformity can result from congenital anomalies, neuromuscular disorders, genetic conditions, connective…
Basic Biomechanically Relevant Anatomy
Chapter 136 Basic Biomechanically Relevant Anatomy Eric Klineberg, Jeffrey C. Wang, John Butler, Lisa A. Ferrara, Edward C. Benzel Spinal instrumentation has led to many significant advances in how we…
Applied Anatomy of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Chapter 32 Applied Anatomy of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine S. Scott Lollis The normal human spine consists of 33 vertebrae: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, and 5 fused…
Orthoses: Complication Prevention and Management
Chapter 187 Orthoses Complication Prevention and Management Eric J. Woodard, Robert J. Kowalski, Nicolas Marcotte, Edward C. Benzel Spinal bracing encompasses a variety of time-honored techniques that provide external support…
Spinal Implant Attributes: Distraction, Compression, and Three-Point Bending
Chapter 137 Spinal Implant Attributes Distraction, Compression, and Three-Point Bending Fanor Manuel Saavedra, Vijay K. Goel, Edward C. Benzel Surgeons and engineers who use and design spinal implants must understand…
Applied Anatomy of the Cervical Spine
Chapter 31 Applied Anatomy of the Cervical Spine Srinivas Prasad, Wolfgang Rausching The cervical spine is composed of seven vertebral bodies, spanning the interval between the occiput, rostrally, and the…
Trauma Surgery: Cervical Spine
Chapter 65 Trauma Surgery Cervical Spine Thomas C. Chen, Charles B. Stillerman, Scott D. Daffner, L. Erik Westerlund, Alexander R. Vaccaro Injury to the cervical spine should be suspected in…
Trauma Surgery: Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Junction
Chapter 66 Trauma Surgery Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Junction Edward Marchan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Kevin T. Foley, Iain H. Kalfas, James S. Harrop Approximately 160,000 patients a year in the United…
Management of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Chapter 221 Management of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Cervical Laminoplasty: Open Door Sarah I. Woodrow, Elizabeth Vitarbo, Allan D. Levi Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is…
