Chapter 167 Total Disc Arthroplasty Associated Complications Robert Talac Surgical management of chronic low back pain remains challenging. Although lumbar fusion remains the gold standard, novel motion-sparing technologies are now…
Chapter 158 Adjacent-Level Degeneration and Disease of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine Kalil G. Abdullah, Thomas E. Mroz Spondylosis is a natural and evolving process that occurs with aging, and…
Chapter 157 Motion-Sparing, Nonimplant Surgery Cervical Spine and Lumbar Spine Ron Riesenburger, Paul Klimo, Edward C. Benzel Motion-Sparing, Nonimplant Surgery: Cervical Spine The last 20 years has seen an explosive…
Chapter 156 To Not Operate Ajit A. Krishnaney The last 2 decades have seen the development of a number of “motion-sparing” implants to be used as an adjunct in spinal…
Chapter 19 Osteointegration (Osseointegration) Daisuke Togawa, Thomas W. Bauer, Edward C. Benzel, Recent advances in spine surgery have led to expanded use of synthetic biomaterials. The interface between host bone…
Chapter 18 Bone Void Fillers Bone and Bone Substitutes Hikaru Morisue, Isador H. Lieberman, Lisa A. Ferrara, Edward C. Benzel One of the most common types of graft (second only…
Chapter 12 Physical and Neurologic Examination Chandan Krishna, Andrew D. Livingston, Paul J. Holman, Edward C. Benzel Recent advances in medical technologies and changes in health care systems have dramatically…
Chapter 60 Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Approaches to Decompression and Arthrodesis of the Thoracolumbar Spine Kalil G. Abdullah, Michael P. Steinmetz, Thomas E. Mroz While still considered a burgeoning field,…
Chapter 80 Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation Iain H. Kalfas, Robert Talac Lumbar discectomy represents the most commonly performed spinal surgical procedure.1 Approximately 300,000 lumbar discectomy procedures are performed each year…
Chapter 120 Chiari Malformation, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia A Paradigm for Care Augusto T. Hsia, Jr., Ajit A. Krishnaney The Chiari malformation (CM) usually is a congenital hindbrain disorder…
