48Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF): Cylinder Cages, Femoral Ring Allograft, Trapezoidal Synthetic Implants Arya Nick Shamie Description Using the anterior retroperitoneal, transperitoneal, or lateral trans-psoas approach, the disk space is…
59Fixation Strategies and Rod Reduction Strategies for Sagittal Plane Deformities Kirkham B. Wood Description To safely and effectively stabilize the hyperkyphotic thoracic or thoracolumbar spine with bilateral rigid posterior segmental…
57Posterior Spinal Anchor Strategy Placement and Rod Reduction Techniques: Posterior (Rotation vs. In-Situ Translation) Fernando E. Silva and Lawrence G. Lenke Description Correction of scoliosis by posterior instrumentation using rotation…
28Sublaminar Wire Placement Alexios Apazidis, Sanjeev Sabharwal, and Michael J. Vives Description Sublaminar wires are often used in conjunction with longitudinal members (rods) to provide rigid segment stability to the…
14Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Foraminotomy Kern Singh, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, and Peter M. Fleischut Description Pathologic processes, including trauma and age-related degeneration, may affect the cervical spine,…
30Open Transthoracic Diskectomy Russel C. Huang, Patrick F. O’Leary, and Raja Taunk Description Open transthoracic diskectomy is performed to decompress symptomatic thoracic herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) in patients with myelopathy…
29Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement: Anatomic, Straightforward, and In-Out-In Techniques Timothy R. Kuklo Description Thoracic pedicle screws have become increasingly common for the treatment of spinal deformity, trauma, and tumors due…
6Occipital Wiring and Plating Techniques Neal G. Haynes, Troy D. Gust, and Paul M. Arnold Description The safe fixation of the occipital cervical junction with both plates and screws, or…
39Facet Screw Placement Eeric Truumees Description To safely stabilize a lumbar motion segment by placing screws across the facet joint. Key Principles Translaminar facet screw (TLFS) fixation passes cortical screws,…
52Lumbosacral Interbody Fibular Strut Placement for High-Grade Spondylolisthesis: Anterior Speed’s Procedure and Posterior Procedure Michael E. Janssen and Jason C. Datta Description Placement of an interbody fibular strut graft through…
