10.1055/b-0035-121768 22 Pituitary Apoplexy Kalmon D. Post and Soriaya Motivala Introduction Pituitary apoplexy is a neurosurgical emergency in which prompt intervention may halt and even reverse associated neurologic deficits and…
10.1055/b-0035-121769 23 Combat Cranial Operations Leon E. Moores Introduction This chapter covers the procedure for a large hemicraniectomy following severe penetrating combat trauma with massive soft tissue involvement. Similar operative…
10.1055/b-0035-121770 24 Combat-Associated Penetrating Spine Injury Corey M. Mossop, Christopher J. Neal, Michael K. Rosner, and Paul Klimo Jr. Introduction Combat-related penetrating spine injuries (PSIs) are due to firearms and…
10.1055/b-0035-121774 28 Special Considerations in the Surgical Management of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Anthony Figaji and P. David Adelson Introduction Children and adults are physiologically different. Even within the pediatric…
10.1055/b-0035-121762 16 Thoracolumbar Fractures Michael Y. Wang and Brian Hood Introduction The transition zone at the thoracolumbar junction differs biomechanically from the stiff thoracic spine to the mobile lumbar spine….
10.1055/b-0035-121758 12 Emergency Management of Odontoid Fractures Sanjay Yadla, Benjamin M. Zussman, and James S. Harrop Introduction The odontoid process, or dens, is the bony conical projection of the axis…
10.1055/b-0035-121763 17 Spinal Epidural Compression Asha Iyer and Arthur Jenkins Introduction Nontraumatic spinal epidural compression can result from several different entities, but acute deterioration almost always occurs as a result…
10.1055/b-0035-121764 18 Treatment of Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome Harel Deutsch Introduction Acute cauda equina syndrome is the sudden compression of the nerves in the lumbar cistern resulting in pain and…
10.1055/b-0035-121757 11 Application of Closed Spinal Traction Nirit Weiss Introduction Emergency closed spinal traction may be performed for patients who present with cervical spinal misalignment and/or instability secondary to trauma….
10.1055/b-0035-121755 9 Management of Traumatic Neurovascular Injuries Boyd F. Richards and Mark R. Harrigan Introduction All traumatic cerebrovascular injuries (TCVI) involve either partial or complete disruption of the vessel wall….
