Chapter 113 Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spinal Tumors Regional Challenges William F. Lavelle The treatment of spinal column tumors is evolving steadily. Tumors of the thoracic and thoracolumbar regions of the…
Chapter 154 Lumbar Facet Fixation Techniques Marc Eichler, Jennifer Orning, Eldad Hadar The concept of lumbar spine facet fixation has existed since 1948, with King’s description of a novel method…
Chapter 58 Indications for Spine Fusion for Axial Pain Daniel J. Hoh, Zoher Ghogawala, Richard Schlenk Low back pain (LBP) is among the leading reasons for individuals to seek medical…
Chapter 192 Intradiscal Electrothermy Christopher Baggott, Nirav J. Patel, Gregory R. Trost Low back pain affects up to 80% of the U.S. population at least once in their lifetime.1–3 Although…
Chapter 189 Nonoperative Management of Neck and Back Pain Ann M. Henwood, Edward C. Benzel Low back pain (LBP) usually is benign and self-limiting. Health care providers are in a…
Chapter 78 Lumbar Discectomy Bruce L. Ehni, Krishna Satyan An estimated 12 million Americans suffer from significant degenerative lumbar disc disease. Approximately one million patients per year undergo surgeries, of…
Chapter 42 Cervical Interbody Strut Techniques John O’Toole, Sanford E. Emery, Vincent C. Traynelis Since the 1980s, extensive ventral decompression via corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy and spinal deformity has…
Chapter 39 Ventral and Ventrolateral Subaxial Decompression Fadi Hanbali, Ziya Gokaslan, Paul R. Cooper Ventral compression of the spinal cord or the nerve roots is the most common indication for…
Chapter 55 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Robert F. Heary, Daniel S. Yanni, Edward C. Benzel Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) reconstructs the anterior column of the lumbar spine. It also…
Chapter 129 The Obese Patient Andrea L. Strayer, Gregory R. Trost Obesity is a global issue. An estimated 300 million people throughout the world are obese, defined as having a…
