CHAPTER 303 Posterior Lumbar Instrumentation Justin S. Smith, Richard G. Fessler, Christopher I. Shaffrey Posterior lumbar instrumentation is intended to promote spinal stabilization. Lumbar instability warranting instrumentation may be encountered…
CHAPTER 229 General Principles in Evaluating and Treating Peripheral Nerve Pathology, Injuries, and Entrapments and Their Historical Context Aaron G. Filler, David G. Kline Nerve surgery, considered apart from cranial…
CHAPTER 253 Interstitial and Intracavitary Irradiation of Brain Tumors Manish K. Aghi, Michael W. McDermott, Penny K. Sneed, Mitchel S. Berger Brachytherapy is the practice of administering therapeutic radiation by…
CHAPTER 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Brain Hung Tzu Wen, Albert L. Rhoton, Jr., Antônio C.M. Mussi It is our belief that observation of the anatomy of the brain from…
CHAPTER 252 Fractionated Radiotherapy for Spine Tumors Nadia N. Issa Laack, Paul D. Brown In the 1920s, after biologic experiments, Coutard and Regaud showed that by dividing the total dose…
CHAPTER 302 Anterior Lumbar Instrumentation Robert Morgan Stuart, Michael G. Kaiser, Peter D. Angevine Biomechanical insufficiency of the ventral lumbar spine is a common clinical problem encountered by spinal surgeons….
CHAPTER 209 Management of Severe Head Injury in Children Sarah Jernigan, Mark R. Proctor Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health issue throughout the world. Although efforts…
CHAPTER 299 Posterior Subaxial and Cervicothoracic Instrumentation Christopher Wolfla, Matthew L. Miller The posterior approach to cervical spine instrumentation was pioneered by B. E. Hadra in 1891 when he wrapped…
CHAPTER 227 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Cerebral Palsy T.S. Park, David D. Limbrick, Jr. Cerebral palsy (CP) is the leading cause of developmental disability in children, with more than…
CHAPTER 54 Continuous Electroencephalography in Neurological-Neurosurgical Intensive Care Applications and Value Hiba Arif, Jan Claassen, Lawrence J. Hirsch Every year tens of thousands of patients are admitted to neurological-neurosurgical intensive…
