Art and Science of Guideline Formation
Chapter 212 Art and Science of Guideline Formation Daniel K. Resnick, Christopher Bono Clinical practice guidelines have become an integral part of the practice of medicine. They are meant to…
Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression and Stabilization Techniques I
Chapter 126 Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression and Stabilization Techniques I Sait Naderi, Joseph Watson, Nevan G. Baldwin, Maurice M. Smith Ideally, minimally invasive techniques should achieve the operative goal with…
Education and Knowledge-Base Acquisition and Retention
Chapter 209 Education and Knowledge-Base Acquisition and Retention Andrew M. Bauer, Chima Ohaegbulam, Isador H. Lieberman, Marc Eichler, Gregory R. Trost The learning process receives relatively little attention by most…
Education of the Spine Surgeon
Chapter 208 Education of the Spine Surgeon Alejandro Spiotta, Richard Schlenk There are two routes toward becoming a spine surgeon—orthopaedics or neurosurgery—both requiring long and distinct educational pathways. Historically, neurosurgeons…
Conflicts of Interest and Conflict Management
Chapter 205 Conflicts of Interest and Conflict Management Varun R. Kshettry, Michael Kelly, Edward C. Benzel Collaboration between neurosurgeons and industry has produced many major neurosurgical technological advances in the…
Spine Reoperations
Chapter 202 Spine Reoperations Gandhi Varma, Edward S. Connolly, Donlin M. Long Preventing repeat spine surgery is an important goal for surgeons and their patients. Reoperation is generally an undesirable…
Medical Complications
Chapter 199 Medical Complications Robert G. Louis, Monir N. Tabbosha, Mark E. Shaffrey The morbidity and mortality that result from medical complications of complex spine surgery have been extensively documented….
Prevention of Operative Infections: An Evidence-Based Approach
Chapter 198 Prevention of Operative Infections An Evidence-Based Approach G. Alexander Jones, Vincent Miele, Edward C. Benzel Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a known problem in spinal surgery. According to…
Spine Infection
Chapter 197 Spine Infection Kyle I. Swanson, Kene Ugokwe, Seth M. Zeidman, Thomas B. Ducker, Gregory R. Trost Postoperative Spine Infection Infectious complications of spine surgery are not uncommon and…
Neurologic Complications of Common Spine Operations
Chapter 193 Neurologic Complications of Common Spine Operations David G. Malone, John R. Caruso, Robert F. McLain Whether the result of surgical or treatment errors, or anatomic or physiologic conditions…
