Timing of Surgery Following Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 74 Timing of Surgery Following Spinal Cord Injury Jamie Baisden, Dennis J. Maiman, Michael G. Fehlings To date, there have been no level 1 studies to determine the optimal…
Intervertebral Disc: Anatomy, Physiology, and Aging
Chapter 23 Intervertebral Disc Anatomy, Physiology, and Aging James K.C. Liu, Edward C. Benzel The intervertebral disc (IVD) is an integral component of the vertebral column. The disc serves a…
Spinal Injuries in Sports
Chapter 71 Spinal Injuries in Sports Vincent Miele, Joseph Maroon Injury to the spine and surrounding structures are common occurrences in athletes with a wide spectrum of consequences ranging from…
Fundamentals of Spine Surgery
Chapter 25 Fundamentals of Spine Surgery Harminder Singh, James S. Harrop Decision-Making Process Clinical decision making is one of the most challenging tasks for any physician, particularly for spine surgeons….
Medical Management of Adult and Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 70 Medical Management of Adult and Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury James D. Thompson, J. Brad Bellotte, Jack E. Wilberger The three primary goals of managing both adult and pediatric…
Pathophysiology of Cervical Myelopathy: Biomechanics and Deformative Stress
Chapter 10 Pathophysiology of Cervical Myelopathy Biomechanics and Deformative Stress Fraser C. Henderson, William A. Wilson, IV, Edward C. Benzel, Alexander R. Vaccaro Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a well-described…
Anatomy of Nerve Root Compression, Nerve Root Tethering, and Spinal Instability
Chapter 11 Anatomy of Nerve Root Compression, Nerve Root Tethering, and Spinal Instability William F. Lavelle, Aaron J. Bianco, Sameer A. Kitab, Edward C. Benzel The majority of the population…
Threaded Cylindrical Interbody Cage Fixation for Cervical Spondylosis and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Chapter 41 Threaded Cylindrical Interbody Cage Fixation for Cervical Spondylosis and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yasunobu Itoh, Junichi Mizuno, Hidenori Matsuoka, Yoshitaka Hirano With advances in…
Bone Modeling and Remodeling
Chapter 15 Bone Modeling and Remodeling Fernando Techy The structure and composition of bone provide it with excellent failure resistance while retaining relatively low mass. These are close to ideal…
Patient Selection for Spine Surgery
Chapter 27 Patient Selection for Spine Surgery Sharon Walton, Fernando Techy Between 70% and 85% of all people will have back pain at some time in their lives.1 Lumbar spine…
