Thoracic Discectomy
Chapter 77 Thoracic Discectomy Thomas C. Chen, Edward C. Benzel, Paul C. McCormick, Charles B. Stillerman It has been estimated that up to 20% of the population has a thoracic…
Prognostic Factors, Surgical Outcomes, and Guidelines for Managing Metastatic Spine Cancer
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…
Dorsal and Lateral Thoracic and Lumbar Fusion
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…
Adult Thoracic and Lumbar Deformity
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…
Surgery of the Sympathetic Nervous System
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…
Ventral Subaxial Cervical Fixation Techniques
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…
Skin and Wound Care
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…
Electrodiagnostic Studies
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…
Management of Traumatic Bilateral Jumped Cervical Facet Joints in a Patient with Complete Myelopathy
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…
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions
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…
