Chapter 218 Reoperation for Failed Spinal Fusion Augmentation of Fusion with Spinal Stimulation Argument against Bone Growth Stimulator Jeffrey D. Gross Failed dorsal lumbar spinal fusions create more headaches, heartaches,…
Chapter 5 Functional Anatomy of the Spine Zabi Wardak, Elizabeth Demers Lavelle, Brian J. Kistler, William F. Lavelle The spine is a complex structure with bony, ligamentous, muscular, and neurologic…
Chapter 214 Cervical Spondylosis with Minimal Myelopathy To Decompress or Not to Decompress To Decompress Tyler J. Kenning, James A. Kenning, John W. German With the advent and widespread use…
Chapter 54 Posterior and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Davis L. Reames, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey History and Description Dr. Ralph Cloward, who spent the majority of his professional…
Chapter 126 Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression and Stabilization Techniques I Sait Naderi, Joseph Watson, Nevan G. Baldwin, Maurice M. Smith Ideally, minimally invasive techniques should achieve the operative goal with…
Chapter 212 Art and Science of Guideline Formation Daniel K. Resnick, Christopher Bono Clinical practice guidelines have become an integral part of the practice of medicine. They are meant to…
Chapter 209 Education and Knowledge-Base Acquisition and Retention Andrew M. Bauer, Chima Ohaegbulam, Isador H. Lieberman, Marc Eichler, Gregory R. Trost The learning process receives relatively little attention by most…
Chapter 208 Education of the Spine Surgeon Alejandro Spiotta, Richard Schlenk There are two routes toward becoming a spine surgeon—orthopaedics or neurosurgery—both requiring long and distinct educational pathways. Historically, neurosurgeons…
Chapter 205 Conflicts of Interest and Conflict Management Varun R. Kshettry, Michael Kelly, Edward C. Benzel Collaboration between neurosurgeons and industry has produced many major neurosurgical technological advances in the…
Chapter 202 Spine Reoperations Gandhi Varma, Edward S. Connolly, Donlin M. Long Preventing repeat spine surgery is an important goal for surgeons and their patients. Reoperation is generally an undesirable…
