80Dural Repair and Patch Techniques: Anterior and Posterior Milan G. Mody and Laurence D. Rhines Description Incidental or inadvertent durotomies are infrequent (4 to 14% incidence) but serious complications in…
31Open Thoracic Corpectomy via the Transthoracic Approach James D. Kang and Mustafa H. Khan Description Access to the anterior thoracic spine is used for decompression and fusion. Key Principles Obtaining…
71Autologous Fibula and Rib Harvesting Joshua D. Auerbach and Kingsley R. Chin Description To harvest autologous fibula or rib bone graft for spinal reconstructive procedures while minimizing donor-site morbidity. Key…
47Anterior Lumbar Diskectomy MatÃas G. Petracchi , Federico P. Girardi , and Frank P. Cammisa, Jr. Description Disk resection by an approach that provides direct visualization of the anterior or…
78Lumbar Spinal Arthroplasty Scott L. Blumenthal Description Spine fusion for degenerative disk disease has been regarded as the gold standard, but this has not produced excellent results, with pseudarthrosis being…
67Minimally Disruptive Lateral Approach to the Lumbar Spine: Extreme-Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Luiz Pimenta Description The extreme-lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF) procedure is a minimally disruptive direct-lateral, retroperitoneal, trans-psoas approach…
44Sacral Plating Techniques (Chopin) Jeff S. Silber Description The Chopin plate, also known as the Colorado II sacral plate, combines an S1 screw and a laterally placed sacral alar screw….
61Posterior Cervicothoracic Osteotomy Paul Licina and Geoffrey N. Askin Description This extension osteotomy is performed posteriorly at the cervicothoracic junction to correct cervical kyphosis. Although originally described as being performed…
16Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Takedown Iain H. Kalfas Description Resection of the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) following anterior cervical discectomy or corpectomy. Key Principles Resection of the PLL provides optimal access…
60Vertebral Column Resection Timothy R. Kuklo and Alexander R. Vaccaro Description Severe rigid spinal deformity is a difficult problem for the spinal surgeon (Fig. 60.1). The traditional approach to severe…
