Temporal Bone Resection
13 Temporal Bone Resection Antonio De la Cruz and James Lin Temporal bone malignancies arise from different areas: primary from the external ear canal, primary from the middle…
NEUROSURGERY
The Retrosigmoid Approach
5 The Retrosigmoid Approach Jose N. Fayad, Rick A. Friedman, and Marc S. Schwartz The retrosigmoid approach represents a modification of the classic suboccipital approach. Krause and others…
Auditory Brainstem Implants
16 Auditory Brainstem Implants Jose N. Fayad, William M. Luxford, Derald E. Brackmann, and William E. Hitselberger Overview In 1979, William F. House and William E. Hitselberger implanted…
Microvascular Cranial Nerve Decompression
14 Microvascular Cranial Nerve Decompression Marc S. Schwartz and Derald E. Brackmann The scope of lateral skull base surgery includes surgical treatment of the group of disorders known…
Complications of Neurotologic Surgery
15 Complications of Neurotologic Surgery John W. House and Robert D. Cullen The treatment of vestibular schwannomas (VSs) and other skull base lesions has evolved quite remarkably since…
Anatomy and Surgical Approaches
IPatient Evaluation and Spine Overview 1 Anatomy and Surgical Approaches 2 History and Physical Examination 3 Spinal Imaging and Diagnostic Tests 4 Biomechanics of the Spine and Spinal Instrumentation 5…
Biomechanics of the Spine and Spinal Instrumentation
4Biomechanics of the Spine and Spinal Instrumentation I. General considerations A. Functional spinal unit 1. Intervertebral disk 2. Adjacent vertebral bodies 3. Facet joint complex B. Spinal stability 1. Under…
Spinal Tumors
VMiscellaneous 19 Spinal Tumors 20 Spinal Infections 21 Rheumatoid Arthritis 22 Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies 23 Pediatric Cervical Spine Disorders 19Spinal Tumors I. Evaluation A. History 1. Pain (localized versus radicular) is…
Spinal Infections
20Spinal Infections Vertebral Osteomyelitis I. Incidence/risk factors A. Approximately 2 to 7% of all osteomyelitis (1 to 2% in children) B. Lumbar > thoracic > cervical C. Males > females…
Lumbar Disk Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment Options
13Lumbar Disk Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment Options I. General considerations A. Incidence 1. Eighty percent of the population will experience back pain. 2. Two to 3% will experience lower extremity…
