General Principles and Philosophy Situations in which modern clinical physicians find themselves required to provide musculoskeletal impairment ratings are myriad. In fact, a practicing orthopaedic surgeon, neurosurgeon, physiatrist, or pain…
Perioperative Morbidity Gerard K. Jeong Oheneba Boachie-Adjei INTRODUCTION Perioperative morbidity increases hospital stay and cost, compromises the patient’s result, and may adversely affect the patient’s ultimate functional outcome. This chapter…
The Management of Complications Associated with Treatment of Posttraumatic Deformity of the Thoracolumbar Spine Kern Singh Alexander R. Vaccaro Alberto Di Martino Michael A. Pahl INTRODUCTION Failure to recognize the…
Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation Frank M. Phillips INTRODUCTION Vertebral Compression Fractures Pathologic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) can result from a variety of disorders that cause osseous compromise, including osteoporosis, multiple myeloma,…
Complications of Iliac Crest: Bone Graft Harvesting David H. Kim Yoon S. Chun Alexander R. Vaccaro Alan S. Hilibrand Todd J. Albert INTRODUCTION Autogenous iliac crest bone graft has long…
Complications of Lumbosacral and Spinopelvic Fusion Ali Moshirfar Frank F. Rand Louis G. Jenis Robert J. Banco INTRODUCTION Fusions of the lumbosacral spine have been and continue to be the…
Lumbar Pseudarthrosis S. Tim Yoon Kai-Jow Tsai OVERVIEW For as long as surgeons have attempted to fuse the lumbar spine, pseudarthrosis of the lumbar spine has plagued them. Lumbar pseudarthrosis…
Neurological Injury in the Lumbar Spine Mukund Gundanna Jeffrey C. Wang OVERVIEW Lumbar spine surgery can be rewarding to both the patient and the surgeon. The thecal sac can be…
Complications Related to Lumbar Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Scott G. Tromanhauser Joel W. Jenné OVERVIEW Instrumented lumbar procedures are performed to augment fusion and provide stability, although the specific indications and…
Complications Related to the Use of Thoracic Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Louis G. Jenis INTRODUCTION The use of thoracic spinal instrumentation has evolved significantly over the last several decades with the…
