Odontoid Screw Fixation
10.1055/b-0034-84470 Odontoid Screw FixationCurtis A. Dickman and Volker K. H. Sonntag Anterior screw fixation of the odontoid process is clinically useful for the internal fixation of unstable type II odontoid…
General Principles of Spinal Wire and Cable Fixation
10.1055/b-0034-84467 General Principles of Spinal Wire and Cable FixationCurtis A. Dickman and Volker K. H. Sonntag This chapter reviews the fundamental principles for successful fixation with wires and cables as…
Craniovertebral Instability: Atlantoaxial Joint Manipulation and Fixation
10.1055/b-0034-84473 Craniovertebral Instability: Atlantoaxial Joint Manipulation and FixationAtul Goel Surgical treatment of instability of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) region requires a three-dimensional (3D) understanding of the anatomy, a high degree…
Bypass Options for the Posterior Fossa
10.1055/b-0034-84462 Bypass Options for the Posterior FossaSepideh Amin-Hanjani and Fady T. Charbel Various extracranial and intracranial bypass options are available for revascularization of the posterior fossa. Although advances in endovascular…
Posterior Atlantoaxial Screw Fixation
10.1055/b-0034-84471 Posterior Atlantoaxial Screw FixationNicholas C. Bambakidis, David J. Hart, and Curtis A. Dickman Traditionally, atlantoaxial instability has been treated surgically using posterior C1-C2 wiring and bone grafts. However, bone…
Occipitocervical Fixation
10.1055/b-0034-84472 Occipitocervical FixationNicholas C. Bambakidis, David J. Hart, and Curtis A. Dickman A variety of surgical techniques has been described for the treatment of patients with occipitocervical instability. Originally, surgeons…
Arteriovenous Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction: Spinal and Posterior Fossa AVMs
10.1055/b-0034-84446 Arteriovenous Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction: Spinal and Posterior Fossa AVMsLouis J. Kim, Joshua W. Osbun, B. Gregory Thompson, and Robert F. Spetzler Important advances in the understanding and…
CT-Based Image Guidance in Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84469 CT-Based Image Guidance in Fixation of the Craniovertebral JunctionJohn H. Shin, Iain H. Kalfas, Edward C. Benzel, and Michael P. Steinmetz Image guidance technology has had a dramatic effect…
Aneurysms of the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84447 Aneurysms of the Craniovertebral JunctionJoseph M. Zabramski, David J. Fiorella, and Wendy C. Gaza The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is an intricate anatomical region with transitions not only in bony…
Transoral Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction
10.1055/b-0034-84452 Transoral Approach to the Craniovertebral JunctionCurtis A. Dickman, Robert F. Spetzler, Volker K. H. Sonntag, Nicholas C. Bambakidis, and Paul J. Apostolides The transoral approach to the craniovertebral junction…
