CHAPTER 83 Spinal Orthoses for Traumatic and Degenerative Disease Michael J. Vives, MD, Praveen K. Yalamanchili, MD, Steven R. Garfin, MD Orthoses are externally applied devices that serve to restrict…
CHAPTER 64 Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Brian W. Su, MD, Jeffrey Rihn, MD, Robert Byers, MD, Todd J. Albert, MD Indications for Surgery Spinal stenosis is the most…
CHAPTER 40 Cervical Radiculopathy Anterior Surgical Approach Terrence T. Crowder, MD, Jeffrey D. Fischgrund, MD Neck and arm pain frequently occur as a result of normal aging of the cervical…
CHAPTER 86 Infections of the Spine Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD, Bradford L. Currier, MD, Frank J. Eismont, MD Infections of the Spine Historically, spine infections were devastating diseases with…
CHAPTER 54 Total Facet Replacement Mark A. Reiley, MD The many advancements in the understanding of spinal pathology and spinal implants in the last 20 years, coupled with 30 years…
CHAPTER 46 Lumbar Disc Herniations Christopher M. Bono, MD, Andrew Schoenfeld, MD, Steven R. Garfin, MD Lumbar disc herniations are a common manifestation of degenerative disease.1–3 They tend to occur…
CHAPTER 78 Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Injuries Seth K. Williams, MD The treatment goals for patients with thoracic, thoracolumbar, or lumbar spinal injuries are to maintain or restore spinal alignment…
CHAPTER 42 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Motoki Iwasaki, MD, DMSc, Kazuo Yonenobu, MD, DMSc History Despite reports of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) by Key in…
CHAPTER 32 Spinal Disorders Associated with Skeletal Dysplasias and Metabolic Diseases Vernon T. Tolo, MD Spinal disorders associated with skeletal dysplasias and metabolic diseases may be called orthopaedic trivia by…
CHAPTER 7 Biomechanics of the Spinal Motion Segment William S. Marras, PhD In biomechanics, information from the biologic sciences and engineering mechanics is integrated for the purpose of analyzing and…
