Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a procedure that has become an important tool in the armamentarium of the modern spine surgeon. Over the last two decades, great advancements have…

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Surgical Techniques for Peripheral Nerve Repair

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Surgical Techniques for Peripheral Nerve Repair

Surgical repair of peripheral nerves is a well-researched technique to improve motor and sensory function after injury. Surgical intervention should not be attempted without complete understanding of the nerve anatomy…

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Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction/Extension Osteotomy

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction/Extension Osteotomy

Lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) is an effective tool for correction of fixed sagittal deformity. As such, it is used primarily in the treatment of degenerative and iatrogenic kyphoscoliosis. This…

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Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion

Anterior approaches to the cervical spine were first described contemporaneously in 1958 by Cloward 1 and Smith and Robinson 2. Since its introduction, anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) has…

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Carpal Tunnel Release

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Carpal Tunnel Release

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy, affecting approximately 2% of men and 3% of women, most commonly between 40 and 60 years of age. 1 The…

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Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity. II. Femoral Nerve, Saphenous Nerve, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve, and Sural Nerve

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity. II. Femoral Nerve, Saphenous Nerve, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve, and Sural Nerve

Clinical Anatomy of the Femoral Nerve The femoral nerve originates in the retroperitoneum from the lumbar plexus. The main motor component innervates the iliacus and psoas muscles, and the quadriceps…

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Vertebroplasty

Feb 21, 2018 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Vertebroplasty

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive technique in which polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), anacrylic bone cement is injected under radiological guidance into a vertebral body to relieve pain and provide strength…

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