Chapter 39 Posterior Lumbar and Lumbosacral Junction Stabilization Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Posterior lumbar stabilization is used as a replacement construct after tumor removal in the…
Chapter 25 Posterior Approach to the Thoracic Spine Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky TOTAL EN BLOC SPONDYLECTOMY—THORACIC SPINE INDICATIONS En bloc spondylectomy is the treatment…
Chapter 38 Thoracolumbar Junction Stabilization Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim ANTERIOR STABILIZATION The use of spinal instrumentation for anterior column reconstruction is known to improve fusion rates and…
Chapter 14 Preoperative and Therapeutic Endovascular Approaches for Spinal Tumors Mahesh V. Jayaraman PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION Angiographic evaluation and preoperative endovascular therapy can be invaluable in selected patients with spinal tumors….
Chapter 40 Management of Wound Dehiscence in Spinal Tumor Surgery Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky INTRODUCTION The development of wound dehiscence and infection after spinal…
Chapter 21 Lateral Approaches to Cervicothoracic Junction Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING FOR CERVICOTHORACIC JUNCTION AREA As a simple radiological study, three serial views (anteroposterior [AP]…
Chapter 34 Anterior Cervical Stabilization in Tumor Surgery Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION After a vertebral body tumor resection, various methods of interbody grafting are available to…
Chapter 22 Posterior Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction (Pancoast Tumor Surgery) Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky INTRODUCTION Primary carcinomas arising in the apex of the lung (Pancoast…
Chapter 30 Surgery of Intramedullary Tumors Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Intramedullary spinal cord tumors are rare, accounting for about 4–10% of all central nervous system tumors….
Chapter 26 Posterior and Posterolateral Access to the Thoracic Spine Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Several surgical approaches have been developed to remove thoracic vertebral lesions from…
