Chapter 88 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Nancy E. Epstein, Kazuo Yonenobu Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), most typically found in males (2:1) in their mid 50s,…
Chapter 122 Wound Closure Patrick W. Hitchon, Meryl Severson, Albert E. Cram Soft Tissue Anatomy The first layer deep to the skin is the subcutaneous tissue. Within this layer can…
Chapter 143 High Cervical and Occipitocervical Plate, Rod, Wire, and Bone Techniques Noel I. Perin, Nevan G. Baldwin, Paul R. Cooper Abnormalities at the craniocervical junction were first reported in…
Chapter 33 Occipitocervical Region Robert A. McGuire, Jr., Ashraf A. Ragab Although fewer procedures are performed at the occipitocervical (OC) junction when compared with subaxial cervical procedures, there are specific…
Chapter 51 Lateral Extracavitary Approach to the Thoracolumbar Spine Michael Martin, Kevin Cooper, Dennis J. Maiman The lateral extracavitary approach (LECA) can be used in the thoracolumbar spine to access…
Chapter 222 Spondylotic Myelopathy with Cervical Kyphotic Deformity Ventral Approach Michael P. Steinmetz, Christopher D. Kager, Edward C. Benzel The development of cervical spine deformity may be secondary to advanced…
Chapter 95 Kyphotic Cervical Deformity Nathaniel Brooks, Michael P. Steinmetz, Christopher D. Kager, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Edward C. Benzel Kyphotic cervical spine deformity can be caused by advanced degenerative disease,…
Chapter 53 Laminotomy, Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, and Foraminotomy Gordon R. Bell, Edward S. Connolly Thoracic and lumbar laminotomy and laminectomy are two of the more commonly performed spine procedures. They have…
Chapter 123 Bone Graft Harvesting Mehmet Zileli, Edward C. Benzel, Gordon R. Bell Spinal surgeries typically involve neural decompression, fusion, or both. Fusion is performed to stabilize a segment, either…
Chapter 147 Dorsal Subaxial Cervical Instrumentation Techniques Harel Deutsch, Kurt Eichholz, Regis W. Haid, Jr., Vincent C. Traynelis Subaxial cervical instability has many causes, including trauma, degenerative disease, neoplasm, and…
