Hemivertebra Excision
Hemivertebra Excision Daniel J. Hedequist Michael P. Glotzbecker DEFINITION A hemivertebra is a congenital anomaly of the spine that forms during the 8th to 12th weeks of embryologic development. It…
Growing Rod Instrumentation for Early-Onset Scoliosis
Growing Rod Instrumentation for Early-Onset Scoliosis Christine M. Goodbody John M. Flynn DEFINITION Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined by the diagnosis of scoliosis at or before the age of 5…
Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Kirk W. Dabney Freeman Miller DEFINITION Neuromuscular diseases are heterogeneous between and within diseases and are due to a vast number of pathologies involving the…
Pelvic Fixation for Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Pelvic Fixation for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Jaysson T. Brooks Paul D. Sponseller DEFINITION Neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) is a spinal deformity in the coronal plane in patients with abnormal myoneural pathways of…
Anterior Interbody Arthrodesis with Instrumentation for Scoliosis
Anterior Interbody Arthrodesis with Instrumentation for Scoliosis Janay E. Mckie Daniel J. Sucato DEFINITION Thoracic scoliosis and thoracolumbar-lumbar scoliosis are typical curves seen in idiopathic scoliosis and can be treated…
Thoracoscopic Release and Fusion for Scoliosis
Thoracoscopic Release and Fusion for Scoliosis Daniel J. Sucato Matthew D. Abbott DEFINITION Thoracoscopy provides the ability to gain access to the thoracic spine via small incisions (portals). Anterior release…
Kyphectomy in Spina Bifida
Kyphectomy in Spina Bifida Richard E. McCarthy DEFINITION Kyphosis in the patient with myelomeningocele can occur at the thoracolumbar junction, the midlumbar spine, or the lumbosacral junction. The different types…
Posterior Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posterior Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis Peter O. Newton Vidyadhar V. Upasani DEFINITION Idiopathic scoliosis is a progressive three-dimensional spinal deformity in the absence of any congenital spinal anomaly or…
Release of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
Release of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Gokce Mik Denis S. Drummond B. David Horn DEFINITION The term torticollis comes from the Latin words tortus (twisted) and collum (neck). It refers to…
Surgical Excision of Intradural Spinal Tumors
Surgical Excision of Intradural Spinal Tumors Gerald E. Rodts Jr. Daniel Refai PATHOGENESIS Intradural tumors are rarely the result of metastatic spread of malignant cells. The main categories of intradural…
