Thoracolumbar Trauma
CHAPTER 319 Thoracolumbar Trauma Ryan Janicki, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Brian K. Kwon The incidence of thoracolumbar spine injuries after blunt trauma is approximately 2% to 7.5%.1–4 Nineteen percent to 50%…
NEUROSURGERY
Traumatic and Penetrating Head Injuries
CHAPTER 336 Traumatic and Penetrating Head Injuries Bizhan Aarabi, Rocco Armonda, Randy S. Bell, Frederick L. Stephens Penetrating brain injury (PBI) is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by low-velocity…
Basic Principles of Spinal Internal Fixation
CHAPTER 291 Basic Principles of Spinal Internal Fixation Steven D. Chang, Neil R. Crawford, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Curtis A. Dickman In the spine there are 28 vertebrae: 7 cervical vertebrae,…
Craniosynostosis
CHAPTER 182 Craniosynostosis John A. Persing, John A. Jane, Sr., Joseph H. Piatt, Jr. Although skull shape irregularity has been recognized since antiquity, the study of abnormal skull growth related…
Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors
CHAPTER 250 Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors George M. Cannon, Minesh P. Mehta External beam radiation therapy (RT) plays a major role in the management of both primary…
Physiologic Evaluation of the Brain with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CHAPTER 19 Physiologic Evaluation of the Brain with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Amish H. Doshi, Pascal Bou-Haidar, Bradley N. Delman Although the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences provided largely anatomic…
Surgical Approaches to Intracranial Aneurysms
CHAPTER 365 Surgical Approaches to Intracranial Aneurysms Gregory G. Heuer, Michael T. Lawton, H. Richard Winn, Peter D. LeRoux Intracranial aneurysms can be occluded using direct surgical techniques, endovascular approaches,…
Evaluation, Indications, and Techniques of Revision Spine Surgery
CHAPTER 275 Evaluation, Indications, and Techniques of Revision Spine Surgery Robert F. Heary, Reza J. Karimi Revision spine operations are increasingly being performed and pose a unique set of challenges…
Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease
CHAPTER 80 Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease Alim Louis Benabid, John Mitrofanis, Stéphan Chabardés, Eric Seigneuret, Napoleon Torres, Brigitte Piallat, Abdelhamid Benazzouz, Valerie Fraix, Paul Krack, Pierre Pollak,…
Microsurgical Management of Arteriovenous Malformations
CHAPTER 388 Microsurgical Management of Arteriovenous Malformations Thomas Kretschmer, Roberto C. Heros This chapter is intended to address aspects that are found to be most relevant when attempting to treat…
