CHAPTER 4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Hip Joint Stefan Werlen, Tallal Charles Mamisch, Reinhold Ganz, Michael Leunig Introduction For years, classic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been performed in…
CHAPTER 13 Arthroscopic Labral Debridement Joseph C. McCarthy, Jo-Ann Lee Introduction Advances in technology have allowed for the arthroscopic treatment of an evolving series of conditions in and around the…
CHAPTER 1 History and Evolution of Hip Surgery Nikolaos V. Bardakos, Richard N. Villar Introduction The history of hip surgery dates back to the eighteenth century, but it was the…
CHAPTER 8 Assessing Outcomes After Hip Surgery Nick G. Mohtadi, M. Elizabeth Pedersen, Denise Chan Introduction The assessment of outcomes after any type of surgery can be categorized in a…
Posterior Thoracic and Lumbar Approaches Sreeharsha V. Nandyala Alejandro Marquez-Lara Junyoung Ahn Kern Singh ANATOMY Superficial landmarks enable gross determination of the anatomic level. Proximally, C7 and T1 are the…
Anterior Lumbar Approach D. Alex Stroh Brad W. Moatz P. Justin Tortolani DEFINITION The anterior lumbar approach provides excellent access to the lumbar spine extending from the L2-L3 disc to…
Anterior Thoracic Approach Morgan N. Chen Samuel C. Overley Sheeraz A. Qureshi Andrew C. Hecht DEFINITION The anterior approach can be used to access the thoracic spine for decompression, deformity…
Posterior Cervical Approach Raj Rao Satyajit V. Marawar ANATOMY Posterior Cervical Musculature The muscles covering the posterior aspect of the cervical spine are arranged in three layers (FIG 1). Superficial…
Anterior Cervical Approaches John Heflin John M. Rhee GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Anterior Approach (Smith-Robinson) The approach chosen depends on a number of factors, including the spinal segments that must be exposed,…
Opening Wedge Thoracoplasty and Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Insertion for Congenital Scoliosis and Fused Ribs Robert M. Campbell Jr. DEFINITION This procedure lengthens the concave constricted hemithorax through a…
