Chapter 187 Orthoses Complication Prevention and Management Eric J. Woodard, Robert J. Kowalski, Nicolas Marcotte, Edward C. Benzel Spinal bracing encompasses a variety of time-honored techniques that provide external support…
Chapter 31 Applied Anatomy of the Cervical Spine Srinivas Prasad, Wolfgang Rausching The cervical spine is composed of seven vertebral bodies, spanning the interval between the occiput, rostrally, and the…
Chapter 137 Spinal Implant Attributes Distraction, Compression, and Three-Point Bending Fanor Manuel Saavedra, Vijay K. Goel, Edward C. Benzel Surgeons and engineers who use and design spinal implants must understand…
Chapter 65 Trauma Surgery Cervical Spine Thomas C. Chen, Charles B. Stillerman, Scott D. Daffner, L. Erik Westerlund, Alexander R. Vaccaro Injury to the cervical spine should be suspected in…
Chapter 66 Trauma Surgery Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Junction Edward Marchan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Kevin T. Foley, Iain H. Kalfas, James S. Harrop Approximately 160,000 patients a year in the United…
Chapter 221 Management of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Cervical Laminoplasty: Open Door Sarah I. Woodrow, Elizabeth Vitarbo, Allan D. Levi Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is…
Chapter 37 Upper Cervical and Craniocervical Decompression Brian R. Gantwerker, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Robert F. Spetzler The posterior fossa and craniocervical junction house the structures vital for basic human functions….
Chapter 184 Nutritional Care of the Spinal Cord–Injured Patient Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Edward C. Benzel, James S. Harrop Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating and life-changing event that often results…
Chapter 142 Upper Cervical Screw Fixation Techniques Ronald I. Apfelbaum, Mehmet Zileli, Charles B. Stillerman Internal fixation is often used to provide immediate stabilization to protect the vital neural and…
Chapter 127 Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression and Stabilization Techniques II Thoracic and Lumbar Endoscopic Approaches Richard J. Parkinson, Isador H. Lieberman, Zachary A. Smith, Richard G. Fessler, John Regan History…
