Open Far Lateral Disk Herniation
35Open Far Lateral Disk Herniation Ralph J. Mobbs and Charles G. Fisher Description A technique to access the nerve root and disk pathology lateral to the foramen for removal of…
NEUROSURGERY
Open Reduction of Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations
5Open Reduction of Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations Moe R. Lim, Sameer Mathur, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Description Open posterior reduction of unilateral or bilateral facet dislocations or fracture/dislocations. Key…
Surgical Removal of Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors
4Surgical Removal of Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors Timothy F. Witham and Ziya L. Gokaslan Description Resection of intradural tumors is performed almost exclusively through a posterior approach. Laminectomies performed rostral…
Wound VAC Management for Spinal or Bone Graft Wound Infections
81Wound Vacuum Assisted Closures (VAC) Management for Spinal or Bone Graft Wound Infections John M. Beiner and Linda Mascolo Description Traditional management of postoperative spinal (or bone graft donor site)…
Anterior Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Plating Techniques
33Anterior Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Plating Techniques John T. Street and Marcel F. S. Dvorak Description Application of a low profile anterior/anterolateral plating system to the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine. Key…
Cervical Disk Replacement
77Cervical Disk Replacement Rick C. Sasso and Ben J. Garrido Description Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion has historically been the gold standard treatment for patients experiencing cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy…
Grafting Methods: Posterior Occipitocervical Junction and Atlantoaxial Segment
7Grafting Methods: Posterior Occipitocervical Junction and Atlantoaxial Segment Robert K. Eastlack, Bradford L. Currier, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Description To facilitate arthrodesis of the occipitocervical or atlantoaxial segments. Key Principles…
Posterior Rib Osteotomy for Rigid Coronal Spinal Deformities
55Posterior Rib Osteotomy for Rigid Coronal Spinal Deformities Bernard A. Rawlins Description A technique designed to provide additional mobility (release) to the spinal elements in a rigid deformity. Key Principles…
Cervical Lateral Mass Screw Placement (C3–C7)
11Cervical Lateral Mass Screw Placement (C3–C7) Yu-Po Lee, Choll W. Kim, and Steven R. Garfin Description To safely place screws within the cervical lateral mass while avoiding injury to the…
Lateral Extracavitary Approach
26Lateral Extracavitary Approach Howard B. Levene and Jack I. Jallo Description The lateral extracavitary approach has been developed to approach the posterior lateral and anterior lateral aspects of the spine…
