2 Clearing Cervical Spine Injuries: MRI, Dynamic X-rays, CT ANTHONY S. LAPINSKY AND MARK S. ESKANDER Cervical spine injury patients require careful evaluation to prevent further morbidity due to apparent…
10 Use of Steroids for Spinal Cord Injury FORREST D. HSU AND R. JOHN HURLBERT The use of steroids in the management of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) has been…
16 Adult Low-Grade Spondylolisthesis: Conservative Treatment versus Surgery IGOR R. YUSUPOV, SERGEY NECKRYSH, AND BRUCE E. FREDRICKSON Herbiniaux, a Belgian obstetrician, is generally credited with the first description of spondylolisthesis…
3 Type II Odontoid Fractures: Operative versus Nonoperative Management ANDREW J. SCHOENFELD AND CHRISTOPHER M. BONO Odontoid fractures have posed a challenge to spine surgeons since they were first recognized…
5 Management of Cervical Facet Dislocations: Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging SANJAY YADLA AND JAMES S. HARROP In the trauma population it has been reported that cervical spine injuries occur…
5 Neurinomas of the Vestibular Nerves Basic Remarks Surgical Management of Acoustic Neurinomas Basic Remarks Tumor Grading by Size (Figs. 5.1, 5.2) Fig. 5.1 The grading system for these tumors is…
2 Microanatomy of the Cerebellopontine Angle Introduction General Anatomy Special Clinical Anatomy and Topography of the Facial and Vestibulocochlear Nerves in Large Acoustic Neurinomas Introduction The feasibility and safety of any…
6 Other Tumors of the Cerebellopontine Angle Neurinomas of the Facial Nerve Neurinomas of the Trigeminal Nerve Neurinomas of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve Meningiomas Epidermoid Cysts (Cholesteatomas) Choroid Plexus Papillomas Arachnoid Cysts…
4 Microsurgery in the Cerebellopontine Angle General Concepts Preoperative Considerations (Decision-Making) Neuroanesthesiologic Considerations Operating Room Set-Up Patient Position Approach General Concepts Microsurgical resection, radiosurgery, or a “wait-and-see” policy are the three…
