(1) Chefarzt Wirbelsäulen Chirurgie, Behandlungszentrum Bewegungsapparat, Universitätsspital, Basel, Switzerland The posterior exposure of the atlantoaxial joints may be indicated for insertion of transarticular screws at C1–C2 for bone grafting…
, John A. Ameriks2, Frank T. Jordan3 and James M. Giuffre4 (1) Center for Diseases and Surgery of the Spine, Las Vegas, NV, USA (2) Nevada Surgical Group, Las Vegas, NV, USA (3) North Vista Hospital,…
(1) Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, CA, USA 1. Place the patient in the left lateral decubitus position. The radiopaque “bean-bag” for positioning allows adequate intraoperative X-ray visualization….
Fig. 52.1 (a) Illustration of spine at L5–S1, right-sided view with the patient in the prone position. Kambin’s triangular working zone is the site of surgical access for posterolateral endoscopic…
, Alfred A. Steinberger1 and Frank Moore1 (1) Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA The cervicothoracic junction represents one of the more complex areas of the spine because of the proximity…
(1) Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, CA, USA 1. Position the patient’s head in the self-retaining neurosurgical head fixation device that is attached to the table. Attach the…
(1) Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA The major objective in surgery of herniated lumbar discs is decompression of…
(1) Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, CA, USA 1. Position the patient supine over the flexion crease in the table and hyperextend the lumbar spine for greater exposure….
(1) Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA The patient is placed in the supine position on a Jackson table with an inflatable bag under the lumbar spine in…
and Robert G. WatkinsIV1 (1) Marina Spine Center, Marina del Rey, CA, USA The most commonly used approaches to this area are the direct paraspinous muscle-splitting incision and the more lateral…
