Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
CHAPTER 51 Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD, Tom Stanley, MD, MPH, Richard A. Balderston, MD Lumbar spinal fusion is a time-tested, proven successful procedure for alleviating symptoms…
Instrumentation Complications
CHAPTER 97 Instrumentation Complications Patrick T. O’Leary, MD, Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD Spinal instrumentation has greatly evolved over the past half century from simple wiring and suture techniques, to the…
Osteoporosis: Surgical Strategies
CHAPTER 88 Osteoporosis Surgical Strategies Frank M. Phillips, MD, Michael J. Lee, MD Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by decreased bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration. The resulting decrease in…
Surgical Procedures for the Control of Chronic Pain
CHAPTER 108 Surgical Procedures for the Control of Chronic Pain F. Todd Wetzel, MD, Michael Saulino, MD, PhD The results of surgical therapy for chronic benign pain syndromes are poor.1,2…
Idiopathic Scoliosis
CHAPTER 23 Idiopathic Scoliosis Fernando E. Silva, MD, Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common cause of spinal deformity; 80% of all…
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
CHAPTER 65 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Gordon R. Bell, MD Degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) was first described in 1930 by Junghanns, who coined the term pseudospondylolisthesis to describe the presence of forward slippage…
Vertebral Artery Injuries Associated with Cervical Spine Trauma
CHAPTER 82 Vertebral Artery Injuries Associated with Cervical Spine Trauma Adam L. Shimer, MD, Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD Vertebral artery injury (VAI) due to blunt cervical trauma is often…
Posterolateral Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
CHAPTER 59 Posterolateral Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Christopher A. Yeung, MD, Anthony T. Yeung, MD Posterolateral endoscopic lumbar surgery is a less invasive surgical procedure to address lumbar pathology in the…
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
CHAPTER 50 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, Harvey E. Smith, MD The intervertebral disc space is an environment that is conducive to fusion because of the advantageous…
Principles of Bone Fusion
CHAPTER 67 Principles of Bone Fusion Krzysztof B. Siemionow, MD, George F. Muschler, MD Spinal fusion may be defined as a bony union between two vertebral bodies following surgical manipulation….
