CHAPTER 219 Achondroplasia and Other Dwarfisms Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Daniele Rigamonti, Edward S. Ahn Hypochondroplasia, achondroplasia, and thanatophoric dysplasia are clinically related skeletal dysplasias caused by gain-of-function mutations of…
CHAPTER 242 Secondary Procedures for Brachial Plexus Injuries Huan Wang, Alexander Y. Shin, Allen T. Bishop, Robert J. Spinner Restoring motor function after brachial plexus injury is challenging. Despite advances…
CHAPTER 344 Acute Medical Management of Ischemic/Hemorrhagic Stroke Thomas M. Hemmen, Justin A. Zivin Stroke is the second most common cause of mortality in people 60 years and older worldwide.1…
CHAPTER 222 Spine Tumors in Children Tord D. Alden Pediatric tumors affecting the spine arrive via multiple pathologic pathways, including intrinsic tumors of the osseous elements, local invasion from adjacent…
CHAPTER 314 Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation, Transverse Ligament Injury Andrew M. Bauer, Daniel K. Resnick The atlantoaxial joint is one of the most active joints in the body, and increased mobility…
CHAPTER 303 Posterior Lumbar Instrumentation Justin S. Smith, Richard G. Fessler, Christopher I. Shaffrey Posterior lumbar instrumentation is intended to promote spinal stabilization. Lumbar instability warranting instrumentation may be encountered…
CHAPTER 229 General Principles in Evaluating and Treating Peripheral Nerve Pathology, Injuries, and Entrapments and Their Historical Context Aaron G. Filler, David G. Kline Nerve surgery, considered apart from cranial…
CHAPTER 253 Interstitial and Intracavitary Irradiation of Brain Tumors Manish K. Aghi, Michael W. McDermott, Penny K. Sneed, Mitchel S. Berger Brachytherapy is the practice of administering therapeutic radiation by…
CHAPTER 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Brain Hung Tzu Wen, Albert L. Rhoton, Jr., Antônio C.M. Mussi It is our belief that observation of the anatomy of the brain from…
CHAPTER 252 Fractionated Radiotherapy for Spine Tumors Nadia N. Issa Laack, Paul D. Brown In the 1920s, after biologic experiments, Coutard and Regaud showed that by dividing the total dose…
