Chapter 121 Omental Transposition and Spine Surgery Emphasis on Revascularization and Scar Prevention Harry S. Goldsmith Editor’s note: In this chapter, the author has provided his unique perspective on an…
Chapter 225 Management of Traumatic Unilateral Jumped Cervical Facet Joint without Myelopathy Closed Traction Reduction Then Surgery Kene Ugokwe, James S. Harrop Traumatic injuries to the cervical spine can result…
Chapter 21 Biomechanical Testing Vikas Kaul, Ali Kiapour, Vijay K. Goel Background In the second half of the 20th century, the research area of biomechanics encompassed a problem that, at…
Chapter 92 Craniovertebral Junction Deformities Nathaniel Brooks, Daniel K. Resnick The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is subject to deformities caused by trauma, congenital disorders, degenerative disease, infection, and tumors. The goals…
Chapter 234 Lumbar Fusion versus Total Disc Arthroplasty for Mechanical Low Back Pain Fusion Robert Talac Low back pain is so common a condition that most adults are familiar with…
Chapter 59 Black Disc Diagnosis and Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain Frank S. Bishop, Kenneth S. Yonemura, Hansen A. Yuan Black disc disease is the common term for the degenerative…
Chapter 67 Trauma Surgery Lumbar and Sacral Fractures Chris J. Neal, Richard G. Fessler Fractures of the lumbosacral spine due to trauma involve injury to the portion of the spine…
Chapter 164 Dorsal Dynamic Spine Stabilization Lissa C. Baird, Anthony Sin, Anil Nanda An estimated 1 million spine procedures are performed each year in the United States.1,2 The primary strategies…
Chapter 28 Masqueraders of Spinal Pathology Rick Placide, Michael DePalma, Daniel J. Mazanec It is not rare for spinal pathology to refer various symptoms to other parts of the body….
Chapter 153 Iatrogenic Spine Destabilization Mehmet Zileli, Nevan G. Baldwin, Edward C. Benzel An increased understanding of spinal mechanics, spinal cord physiology, anesthesia, critical care, and spinal instrumentation devices has…
