Transpedicular Decompression
25Transpedicular Decompression Kingsley R. Chin Description A technique that allows surgeons to “safely” access the intervertebral disk and lesions in the pedicle and vertebral body, and to decompress the neural…
NEUROSURGERY
Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement
37Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Robert W. Molinari Description To accurately place screws through the pedicles of the lumbar vertebrae with particular attention given to the avoidance of intraoperative and postoperative…
Nucleus Pulposus Replacement Techniques
74Nucleus Pulposus Replacement Techniques Jeff S. Silber and Jared F. Brandoff Description Techniques of selectively replacing the central nuclear portion of the diseased lumbar intervertebral disk with the goal of…
Thoracoplasty: Anterior, Posterior
56Thoracoplasty: Anterior, Posterior Carrie A. Diulus and Isador H. Lieberman Description Thoracoplasty is a technique involving rib resection to alleviate the cosmetic rib deformity associated with scoliosis. Expectations Cosmetic improvement…
Anterior C1, C2 Arthrodesis: Lateral Approach of Barbour and Whitesides
22Anterior C1, C2 Arthrodesis: Lateral Approach of Barbour and Whitesides Eli M. Baron, Alexander R. Vaccaro, and Peter M. Fleischut Description The lateral retropharyngeal approach to the upper cervical spine…
Cervical Laminectomy and Foraminotomy
2Cervical Laminectomy and Foraminotomy Brian Kwon and David H. Kim Description The removal of compressive bone and soft tissue structures surrounding the cervical spinal cord (laminectomy) or its nerve roots…
Posterior Revision Strategies for Dura and Nerve Root Exposure Following a Previous Laminectomy
79Posterior Revision Strategies for Dura and Nerve Root Exposure Following a Previous Laminectomy Erik Spayde and Hyun Bae Description Revision decompression surgery is a challenging aspect of spinal surgery that…
Reduction Techniques for Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation
9Reduction Techniques for Atlantoaxial Rotary Subluxation Rick C. Sasso Description Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation is an anterior displacement of one C1-C2 joint with a concomitant posterior migration of the contralateral articulation….
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy
18Anterior Cervical Corpectomy James C. Farmer Description Anterior cervical corpectomy is a method of decompressing the cervical spinal cord and nerve roots. It is performed by removing the disk above…
Odontoid Screw Placement
21Odontoid Screw Placement Darrel S. Brodke Description Reduction and fixation of a type II or high type III odontoid fracture with a precisely placed lag/compression screw. Key Principles Anatomic alignment…
