Micro- and Nanotechnology and the Aging Spine
67 Micro- and Nanotechnology and the Aging Spine Lisa A. Ferrara Introduction In the United States by the year 2000, approximately 20% of all Americans were older than 65. Twelve…
NEUROSURGERY
Occipital-Cervical and Upper Cervical Spine Fractures
28 Occipital-Cervical and Upper Cervical Spine Fractures Nduka Amankulor, Grahame Gould, Khalid M. Abbed KEY POINTS • Understand occipital-cervical anatomy • Identify injury types, bony and ligamentous, in the occipital-cervical…
Lateral XLIF Fusion Techniques
61 Lateral XLIF Fusion Techniques Luiz Pimenta, Etevaldo Coutinho, Jose Carlos Sauri Barraza, Leonardo Oliveira KEY POINTS • Appropriate patient positioning • Retroperitoneal access • Transpsoas access • Disc space…
Biologic Treatment of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: OptiMesh
43 Biologic Treatment of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: OptiMesh Karl D. Schultz, Jr. KEY POINTS • Goals of treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures • Current treatment options with polymethyl methacrylate (complications:…
Crosstrees Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation
42 Crosstrees Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation Philip S. Yuan, Huilin Yang, Dewei Zou KEY POINTS • Osteoporosis is typically a silent disease that can first manifest with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs)….
Surgical Treatment Modalities for Cervical Stenosis: Central Cord Syndrome and Other Spinal Cord Injuries in the Elderly
27 Surgical Treatment Modalities for Cervical Stenosis: Central Cord Syndrome and Other Spinal Cord Injuries in the Elderly Michael Fehlings, Randolph Gray KEY POINTS • Central cord syndrome occurs more…
Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritides of the Aging Spine
13 Osteoarthritis and Inflammatory Arthritides of the Aging Spine Kai-Ming G. Fu, Shu Man Fu, Christopher I. Shaffrey KEY POINTS • Osteoarthritis is the most common of the arthritides affecting…
Laser and Ozone Spinal Decompression
69 Laser and Ozone Spinal Decompression James J. Yue, David A. Essig KEY POINTS • Define the postulated etiologies of mechanical and radicular pain. • Define the theory of laser…
Assessment and Avoiding Complications in the Scoliotic Elderly Patient
53 Assessment and Avoiding Complications in the Scoliotic Elderly Patient Kirkham B. Wood, Charles S. Carrier KEY POINTS • Functional improvement following surgery in the elderly can be equal to…
Economics of Spine Care
66 Economics of Spine Care Stephen H. Hochschuler, Donna D. Ohnmeiss Introduction Health care has changed much in recent years, and will likely continue to do so. While some amazing…
