Penetrating Spinal Cord Injuries
Chapter 73 Penetrating Spinal Cord Injuries Michael P. Steinmetz, William McCormick, Alex Valadka, Perry A. Ball, Philip A. Yazbak, Edward C. Benzel Penetrating spine injury is a major cause of…
Chiari Malformations and Syringomyelia
Chapter 119 Chiari Malformations and Syringomyelia Samuel R. Browd, Richard Ellenbogen Chiari malformations are commonly encountered in both pediatric and adult neurosurgical practices. Multiple variations in the anatomic development of…
Upper Cervical and Occipitocervical Arthrodesis
Chapter 38 Upper Cervical and Occipitocervical Arthrodesis M. Yashar, S. Kalani, Udaya K. Kakarla, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Nicholas Theodore The cervicomedullary junction (CMJ) is a challenging region in which to…
Somatosensory-Evoked Potential for Spine Surgery
Chapter 177 Somatosensory-Evoked Potential for Spine Surgery Virgilio Matheus, Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez, Dileep Nair Because degenerative spinal conditions and deformities are relatively prevalent, surgical procedures for the spine are common….
The Geriatric Patient
Chapter 131 The Geriatric Patient Robert A. Hart, Mark D. D’Alise, Edward C. Benzel When planning either elective or emergent spinal surgery in elderly patients, the numerous physiologic changes associated…
Smoking and the Spine
Chapter 130 Smoking and the Spine David W. Schippert, Glenn R. Rechtine, II Tobacco is responsible for one in five deaths, and tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause…
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Chapter 105 Cauda Equina Syndrome Michael G. Fehlings, Seth M. Zeidman, Neilank Jha, Y. Raja Rampersaud Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a complex of symptoms and signs, including low back…
Classification of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
Chapter 62 Classification of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Nader S. Dahdaleh, Patrick W. Hitchon Review of Thoracolumbar Classification Schemes In this chapter, fractures of the thoracic spine, thoracolumbar junction, and lumbar…
Lumbar Interbody Cages
Chapter 56 Lumbar Interbody Cages Steven S. Agabegi, Camille Connelly, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund Lumbar fusion procedures have become increasingly common in the treatment of degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine….
Scheuermann Disease
Chapter 89 Scheuermann Disease Daniel Shedid, Isador H. Lieberman Scheuermann Disease or Kyphosis In 1920, Holger Werfel Scheuermann, a Danish surgeon, described a rigid kyphosis of the thoracic or thoracolumbar…
