Artificial Disk Surgery of the Cervical Spine: Material and Design Characteristics Wellington K. Hsu Paul A. Anderson The goal of spinal arthroplasty is to reconstruct the functional spinal unit with…
Artificial Disk Surgery of the Cervical Spine: Theory and Concepts Joseph D. Smucker John G. Heller Cervical arthroplasty devices have evolved significantly since the development of the original Bristol/Cummins device….
Surgery for Kyphosis Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Related Disorders Theodore A. Bdanger Daniel K. Riew BACKGROUND Among the cervical spinal deformities for which patients can seek surgical treatment, few…
Congenital Cervical Deformity Dheera Ananthakrishnan Reginald S. Fayssoux Spinal deformity resulting from abnormal embryonic vertebral development is uncommon in the cervical spine. Consequently, the management of these patients is based…
Surgical Management of Neuromuscular Kyphosis Michael C. Gerling Gary Ghiselli Henry H. Bohlman DEDICATION This chapter represents Dr. Bohlman’s last literary work before his peaceful passing in May of 2010….
Surgery for Posttraumatic Kyphosis Maneesh Bawa Steven R. Garfin Sagittal balance of the spine is designed to position the head over the pelvis. This minimizes the muscular effort necessary to…
Postlaminectomy Kyphosis John M. Rhee BIOMECHANICS AND ETIOLOGY OF POSTLAMINECTOMY KYPHOSIS The normal cervical weight-bearing axis in the sagittal plane begins at the occipital condyles and should fall dorsal to…
Cervical Deformity Matthew Grosso Michael Steinmetz Edward Benzel The normal lordotic curvature of the cervical spine is critical to maintaining sagittal alignment and spinal balance. Forces, both internal and external,…
Management of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Prior Cervical Fusion Adam L. Shimer Justin B. Hohl Alan S. Hilibrand Adjacent segment disease (ASD) of the cervical spine is a term…
The Prevention of Adjacent Segment Disease Associated with Cervical Spine Fusion Saad B. Chaudhary Thomas E. Mroz Cervical spondylosis is a progressive degenerative process that can involve only a single…
