Chapter 179 Intraoperative Nonparalytic Monitoring Robert F. McLain, Fanor Manuel Saavedra Spinal surgery is continuously evolving and becoming increasingly complex. Surgeons are routinely tackling more difficult pathologies. Technical and material…
Chapter 110 Metabolic Bone Disease Daniel J. Mazanec, Tagreed Khalaf, R. Douglas Orr Metabolic bone diseases include a diverse group of skeletal disorders characterized by reduced bone mass (osteoporosis), defective…
Chapter 181 Advances in Anesthesia for Spine Surgery and the Prevention of Complications Ehab Farag, John Doyle The anesthetic management of spine surgery has advanced considerably in the last decade….
Chapter 8 Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Acquired Spinal Disorders Paul Porensky, Nicholas W.M. Thomas, Gary L. Rea, Philip R. Weinstein One must understand the anatomy of the affected spinal region…
Chapter 2 History of Spinal Instrumentation The Modern Era Kushagra Verma, John K. Houten, Thomas J. Errico The use of internal fixation as a tool for both stabilization and correction…
Chapter 218 Reoperation for Failed Spinal Fusion Augmentation of Fusion with Spinal Stimulation Argument against Bone Growth Stimulator Jeffrey D. Gross Failed dorsal lumbar spinal fusions create more headaches, heartaches,…
Chapter 5 Functional Anatomy of the Spine Zabi Wardak, Elizabeth Demers Lavelle, Brian J. Kistler, William F. Lavelle The spine is a complex structure with bony, ligamentous, muscular, and neurologic…
Chapter 214 Cervical Spondylosis with Minimal Myelopathy To Decompress or Not to Decompress To Decompress Tyler J. Kenning, James A. Kenning, John W. German With the advent and widespread use…
Chapter 54 Posterior and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Davis L. Reames, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey History and Description Dr. Ralph Cloward, who spent the majority of his professional…
Chapter 212 Art and Science of Guideline Formation Daniel K. Resnick, Christopher Bono Clinical practice guidelines have become an integral part of the practice of medicine. They are meant to…
