Chapter 108 Prognostic Factors, Surgical Outcomes, and Guidelines for Managing Metastatic Spine Cancer Alexander Hadjipavlou, Kyriakos Kakavelakis, Panagiotis Korovessis, James W. Simmons, II Vertebral metastases constitute a major event in…
Chapter 57 Dorsal and Lateral Thoracic and Lumbar Fusion Umesh S. Metkar, Andrew P. White, Paul A. Glazer Thoracic and lumbar spine fusion procedures are typically performed to provide pain…
Chapter 97 Adult Thoracic and Lumbar Deformity Joshua E. Heller, Kai-Ming G. Fu, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey Deformity of the spine implies abnormality of proper spinal alignment that…
Chapter 132 Surgery of the Sympathetic Nervous System J. Patrick Johnson, Saad Khairi, William C. Welch Sympathectomy procedures involve interrupting thoracic or lumbar sympathetic pathways to provide relief from autonomically…
Chapter 144 Ventral Subaxial Cervical Fixation Techniques Kene Ugokwe, Thomas E. Mroz, Gregory R. Trost Cervical Spine Anatomy The cervical spine can be subdivided into two regions: the upper (C1…
Chapter 185 Skin and Wound Care Ann M. Henwood, Sait Naderi, Edward C. Benzel A multidisciplinary approach to skin care can effectively minimize the unnecessary morbidity and mortality secondary to…
Chapter 178 Electrodiagnostic Studies Steven Shook The electrodiagnostic (EDX) is an important adjunct to the neurologic examination for diagnosis and management of disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system. Components of…
Chapter 227 Management of Traumatic Bilateral Jumped Cervical Facet Joints in a Patient with Complete Myelopathy Closed Traction Reduction Then Surgery Christian P. DiPaola, Michelle Aubin, Glenn R. Rechtine, II…
Chapter 101 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions Paul C. McCormick, John A. Anson Surgery, once used for the diagnosis of intramedullary spinal cord tumors alone, now represents the most effective treatment…
Chapter 148 Dorsal Thoracic and Lumbar Screw Fixation and Pedicle Fixation Techniques Mehmet Zileli, Charles B. Stillerman, Edward C. Benzel The popularity of pedicle-screw fixation has significantly increased in the…
