Chapter 18 Anterior Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Anterior approaches are considered the best means for removing ventral lesions at…
Chapter 29 Surgery of Extramedullary Tumors Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Extramedullary tumors are composed of intradural and extradural tumors. Intradural tumors account for 10–20% of primary…
Chapter 37 Vertebral Body Reconstruction in the Thoracic Spine Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim GOALS OF CORPECTOMY RECONSTRUCTION The purpose of vertebral body reconstruction is to restore anterior…
Chapter 36 Posterior Stabilization in the Thoracic Spine Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky POSSIBLE OPTIONS IN THORACIC INSTRUMENTATION • Posterior • Wires • Harrington instrumentation…
Chapter 31 Posterior Minimally Invasive Procedures to Spine Tumors Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim VERTEBROPLASTY TECHNIQUE TRANSPEDICULAR APPROACH Under fluoroscopic assessment, a 10- to 15-gauge 10- to 15-cm…
Chapter 19 Management of Upper Cervical Spine Tumors Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky INTRODUCTION Spinal tumors around the atlantoaxial spine are very rare, and most…
Chapter 32 Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thoracic Spinal Tumors Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION For the surgery of thoracic spinal tumors, open thoracotomy is usually performed. However, morbidity…
Chapter 39 Posterior Lumbar and Lumbosacral Junction Stabilization Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Posterior lumbar stabilization is used as a replacement construct after tumor removal in the…
Chapter 25 Posterior Approach to the Thoracic Spine Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky TOTAL EN BLOC SPONDYLECTOMY—THORACIC SPINE INDICATIONS En bloc spondylectomy is the treatment…
Chapter 38 Thoracolumbar Junction Stabilization Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim ANTERIOR STABILIZATION The use of spinal instrumentation for anterior column reconstruction is known to improve fusion rates and…
