Cervical Deformity
Cervical Deformity Matthew Grosso Michael Steinmetz Edward Benzel The normal lordotic curvature of the cervical spine is critical to maintaining sagittal alignment and spinal balance. Forces, both internal and external,…
Management of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Prior Cervical Fusion
Management of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Prior Cervical Fusion Adam L. Shimer Justin B. Hohl Alan S. Hilibrand Adjacent segment disease (ASD) of the cervical spine is a term…
The Prevention of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Cervical Spine Fusion
The Prevention of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Cervical Spine Fusion Saad B. Chaudhary Thomas E. Mroz Cervical spondylosis is a progressive degenerative process that can involve only a single…
Spinal Instrumentation in Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine
Spinal Instrumentation in Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine Thomas Walter Lawhorne III Lukasz Curylo Howard S. An HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Early spinal fusions were performed for stabilization of spinal tuberculosis….
Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Dorsal Approach
Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Dorsal Approach Morio Matsumoto Yoshiaki Toyama Kazuhiro Chiba Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) compresses the ventral or ventrolateral aspects of…
Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Ventral Approach
Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Ventral Approach Atsushi Okawa Makoto Takahashi Kenichiro Sakai Kenichi Shinomiya As ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the cervical spine…
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments: Prevalence, Presentation, and Natural History
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments: Prevalence, Presentation, and Natural History Shunji Matsunaga Takashi Sakou Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a hyperostotic condition of the spine associated…
Ventral versus Dorsal Approach for Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy
Ventral versus Dorsal Approach for Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy Sanford E. Emery Successful results in spine surgery depend largely on patient selection. This holds true for choosing an operative…
Cervical Myelopathy: Ventral Approach
Cervical Myelopathy: Ventral Approach Edward R. Anderson III Garrick W. Cason Harry N. Herkowitz INTRODUCTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Cervical myelopathy is one of the most common disorders treated by spine surgeons…
Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy: Laminoplasty
Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy: Laminoplasty Eiji Wada Kazuo Yonenobu The dorsal approach to the cervical spine was the primary method of access to the spinal canal until the ventral approach…
