Myelomeningocele

Sep 22, 2016 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Myelomeningocele

Fig. 14.1 The basic lesion of most children with myelomeningocele is the open neural placode. The dorsal surface is the interior of the neural tube while the ventral surface is…

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Pediatric Spine Trauma

Sep 22, 2016 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Pediatric Spine Trauma

Fig. 21.1 Ossification centers of the atlas and axis (Reprinted from Copley and Dormans [15]. With permission from Wolters Kluwer Health) Distinctive anatomic features in the immature C-spine account for…

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Growth-Guided Instrumentation: Luqué Trolley

Sep 22, 2016 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Growth-Guided Instrumentation: Luqué Trolley

Fig. 42.1 Clinical example of a 2-year-old male with a progressive idiopathic early onset scoliosis undergoing a self-guided growth surgery. Despite serial casting from the age of 2–5, the deformity…

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Growth Modulation Techniques: Tethering

Sep 22, 2016 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Growth Modulation Techniques: Tethering

Fig. 44.1 Progression of scoliosis with growth from a straight spine (a), with disk wedging (b), and finally vertebral wedging (c). If the deformity is treated with a tether placed…

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Surgical Management of Kyphosis in Meningomyelocele

Sep 22, 2016 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Surgical Management of Kyphosis in Meningomyelocele

Fig. 34.1 14-year-old with a prominent gibbus and kyphectomy deformity (Reprinted from Furderer et al. [7] with permission from Springer Science) Fig. 34.2 Lateral radiograph demonstrating severe kyphotic deformity (Reprinted…

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Embryology and Anatomy: Spine/Spinal Cord

Sep 22, 2016 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Embryology and Anatomy: Spine/Spinal Cord

Fig. 1.1 Photomicrograph of primitive streak in the bilaminar germ disc. The primitive pit, primitive groove, and primitive node form the primitive streak. The head of the embryo will eventually…

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