Chapter 163 Management of Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations Nancy E. Epstein Far lateral disc (FLD) herniations account for between 6.5% and 12% of lumbar disc herniations.1–6 Operative resection techniques…
Chapter 159 Surgical Techniques in the Management of Thoracic Disc Herniations Nathan E. Simmons The management of thoracic disc herniations presents a paradox to the casual observer. One of the…
Chapter 76 Surgical Management of Terminal Basilar and Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms Scott Y. Rahimi, Mark J. Dannenbaum, C. Michael Cawley, Daniel L. Barrow Background In the early 1940s, following…
Chapter 154 Disc Replacement Technologies in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine Ronan M. Dardis, Amar Saxena, Amjad Shad, Bhupal Chitnavis, Richard Gullan Background Considerations Although great progress has occurred on…
Chapter 122 Surgery for Intractable Spasticity Marc Sindou, Patrick Mertens Spasticity is defined as a velocity-dependent resistance to passive movement of a joint and its associated musculature. It is characterized…
Chapter 26 Arachnoid, Suprasellar, and Rathke’s Cleft Cysts Dieter Hellwig, Wuttipong Tirakotai, Vincenzo Paterno, Christoph Kappus Most of the intracranial cystic lesions are related to neoplasms, bacterial or parasitic infections,…
Chapter 172 Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Indications and Techniques Y.i. Lu, Judith M. Wong, John H. Chi Stabilization and arthrodesis of the lumbar spine may be achieved by various surgical…
Chapter 177 Stabilization of the Subaxial Cervical Spine (C3–C7) Mehmet Zileli The cervical spine is the most mobile portion of the spinal column and its stabilization has unique features. Cervical…
Chapter 150 Management of Intracranial Aneurysms Caused by Infection Bradley A. Gross, Ning Lin, Rose Du Infectious intracranial aneurysms are a heterogeneous group of rare lesions that develop from inflammation-induced…
Chapter 66 Surgical Management of Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease Markus Bookland, Christopher M. Loftus Since the first description of a carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the prevention of stroke,1 the operation…
