27Surgical Approaches for Tumor Resection and Reconstruction of the Cervical Spine ROBERT M. GALLER AND VOLKER K. H. SONNTAG Anterior Approach (C3–C7) The pathology and location of tumors of the…
35Anterior Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbar Spine and Lumbosacral Junction ROBERT F HEARY AND ANTHONY FREMPONG-BOADU The location of the pathologic lesion and the goal of the surgical…
28Surgical Approaches and Fixation of the Cervicothoracic Junction SCOTT L. SIMON, PAUL J. MARCOTTE, AND M. SEAN GRADY With the exception of Pancoast tumors, the nature and types of tumors…
26Surgical Approaches for Decompression and Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction STEPHEN I. RYU AND DANIEL H. KIM The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is the part of the neuraxis from the foramen…
40Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine S. J. duPLESSIS AND R. J. HURLBERT The goals of spinal fixation are to preserve existing neurologic function; to facilitate recovery…
43Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty DARYL R. FOURNEY, DONALD F. SCHOMER, AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Developed in France in the late 1980s, minimally invasive vertebroplasty involves the percutaneous injection of polymethylmethacrylate…
21Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors STEPHEN J. HENTSCHEL AND IAN E. McCUTCHEON Ever since the first reported removal of an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor in 1887, resection of these largely benign…
44Surgical Approaches for the Resection of Sacral Tumors DARYL R. FOURNEY AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Tumors involving the sacrum are rare, frequently present at an advanced stage, and are often…
1Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord L. FERNANDO GONZALEZ AND CURTIS A. DICKMAN This chapter reviews the anatomy of the spinal cord and its osseous relations. The review is…
14Spine Reconstruction for Spine Tumors: Biomechanical Considerations ROBERT J. KOWALSKI AND EDWARD C. BENZEL The spine is a mechanical structure complete with levers (vertebrae), pivots (facets and intervertebral discs), passive…
