Bone Void Fillers: Bone and Bone Substitutes
Chapter 18 Bone Void Fillers Bone and Bone Substitutes Hikaru Morisue, Isador H. Lieberman, Lisa A. Ferrara, Edward C. Benzel One of the most common types of graft (second only…
Physical and Neurologic Examination
Chapter 12 Physical and Neurologic Examination Chandan Krishna, Andrew D. Livingston, Paul J. Holman, Edward C. Benzel Recent advances in medical technologies and changes in health care systems have dramatically…
Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Approaches to Decompression and Arthrodesis of the Thoracolumbar Spine
Chapter 60 Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Approaches to Decompression and Arthrodesis of the Thoracolumbar Spine Kalil G. Abdullah, Michael P. Steinmetz, Thomas E. Mroz While still considered a burgeoning field,…
Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation
Chapter 80 Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation Iain H. Kalfas, Robert Talac Lumbar discectomy represents the most commonly performed spinal surgical procedure.1 Approximately 300,000 lumbar discectomy procedures are performed each year…
Chiari Malformation, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia: A Paradigm for Care
Chapter 120 Chiari Malformation, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia A Paradigm for Care Augusto T. Hsia, Jr., Ajit A. Krishnaney The Chiari malformation (CM) usually is a congenital hindbrain disorder…
Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoforaminotomy
Chapter 44 Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoforaminotomy Paul K. Maurer General Principles Cervical spondylosis, disc herniation, and allied pathologies are a common cause of neurologic compression. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the…
Anatomy and Physiology of Congenital Spinal Lesions
Chapter 7 Anatomy and Physiology of Congenital Spinal Lesions Kai-Ming G. Fu, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey The term congenital spinal anomaly or lesion encompasses a variety of different…
Cervical Skip Corpectomy
Chapter 45 Cervical Skip Corpectomy Sedat Dalbayrak, Mesut Yilmaz, Sait Naderi The ventral approach to the cervical spine was first suggested by Dr. Leroy Abbott in 1952. The approach was…
Combined Ventral-Dorsal Surgery
Chapter 48 Combined Ventral-Dorsal Surgery Amrendra S. Miranpuri, Gregory R. Trost Disorders of the cervical spine can be considered for combined ventral and dorsal surgery in one setting. The indications…
Cervical Spondylosis
Chapter 82 Cervical Spondylosis Varun R. Kshettry Cervical spondylosis is a ubiquitous degenerative process of aging that can lead to both pain and neurologic impairment. Radiographically, it is observed in…
