Chapter 61 Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Reconstruction Frank S. Bishop, Meic H. Schmidt Thoracoscopic spine surgery, also known as endoscopic-assisted or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, is a minimally invasive, closed endoscopic approach…
Chapter 114 Sacral Tumors Regional Challenges Sharad Rajpal, R. Douglas Orr, Michael P. Steinmetz, Donald A. Smith Tumors of the sacrum are very rare, accounting for only 2% to 4%…
Chapter 152 Complex Lumbosacropelvic Fixation Techniques Nevan G. Baldwin, Matthew B. Kern, David W. Cahill, Daniel M. Sciubba Diseases of the sacrum and lumbosacral junction (LSJ) lead to clinically complex…
Chapter 173 Overview of Imaging Procedures Available for Spinal Diagnosis Ryan D. Murtagh, F. Reed Murtagh, Glenn R. Rechtine II Imagine practicing medicine today—especially while attempting to sort out the…
Chapter 191 Interventional Nonoperative Management of Neck and Back Pain Eric A.K. Mayer, Adrian M. Zachary Throughout the 1990s, interest in spine procedures increased with anecdotal success in reducing morbidity…
Chapter 50 Ventral and Ventrolateral Spine Decompression and Fusion Eric M. Massicotte, Michael G. Fehlings, Alexander R. Vaccaro Ventral spinal decompression was described by Royle1 as early as 1928. This…
Chapter 125 Pain in Spine Disease Tatiana von Hertwig, Fernandes de Oliveira, Andre Machado Chronic axial or limb pain is common in patients with degenerative or malignant spine disease and…
Chapter 83 Thoracic and Lumbar Spondylosis Christopher Wolfla, Michael Martin Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Biomechanics Lumbar and thoracic spondylosis, which can be broadly defined as degenerative destruction or remodeling of the…
Chapter 175 Intraoperative Imaging Iain H. Kalfas, Bruce M. McCormack, Hansen A. Yuan Few surgical specialties are as dependent on intraoperative imaging as is the field of spine surgery. Whether…
Chapter 166 Interspinous Bumpers Basem I. Awad, Thomas E. Mroz, Michael P. Steinmetz Lumbar stenosis is defined as the reduction in the diameter of the spinal canal, lateral recess, and/or…
