10.1055/b-0034-84468 General Principles of Spinal Screw FixationCurtis A. Dickman and Volker K. H. Sonntag Internal spinal fixation can be achieved with wire and bone grafts, cables, clamps, screws, plates, rods,…
10.1055/b-0034-84444 Management of Intramedullary Lesions of the Cervicomedullary Junction and High Cervical Spinal CordJonathan H. Lustgarten and Paul C. McCormick In the microsurgical era, it has become increasingly clear that…
10.1055/b-0034-84461 Endovascular Management of Posterior Fossa Atherosclerotic DiseaseAshish Nanda and Kristine A. Blackham Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is the primary cause of ischemic stroke in a significant number of patients….
10.1055/b-0034-84439 Traumatic Injuries of the Craniovertebral JunctionCurtis A. Dickman, Karl A. Greene, and Volker K. H. Sonntag It is useful to classify injuries of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) as isolated…
10.1055/b-0034-84445 Management of Vertebral Artery Dissections and Vascular InsufficiencyC. Benjamin Newman, Yin C. Hu, Cameron G. McDougall, and Felipe C. Albuquerque Approximately 80% of strokes are ischemic in origin, of…
10.1055/b-0034-84449 Radiosurgical Management of Lesions of the Craniovertebral JunctionAlia Hdeib and Andrew E. Sloan Tumors of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) pose a challenge for the clinician because their anatomical location…
10.1055/b-0034-84465 Biology of Spinal FusionDavid J. Hart and Curtis A. Dickman This chapter reviews the anatomy, histology, and physiology of bone healing and the biology of spinal fusion. Bone is…
10.1055/b-0034-84435 Radiological Evaluation of the Craniovertebral JunctionBryan J. Traughber, John A. Hodak, Alexander C. Mamourian, Bruce L. Dean, Michael D. Coffey, and Daniel P. Hsu The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is…
10.1055/b-0034-84459 The Transpetrosal ApproachesC. Phillip Daspit and Peter A. Weisskopf The addition of neurotologic surgical techniques in the care of skull base diseases existing at the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) has…
10.1055/b-0034-84450 Brief Overview of Surgical Approaches to the Craniovertebral JunctionNicholas C. Bambakidis, Robert F. Spetzler, and Curtis A. Dickman Section III of Surgery of the Craniovertebral Junction addresses the surgical…
