Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminoplasty Steven K. Leckie James S. Kercher S. Tim Yoon DEFINITION Cervical laminoplasty is a surgical technique first described in 19833 that allows for decompression of the cervical cord…
Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy Jacob M. Buchowski Ronald A. Lehman Jr. K. Daniel Riew DEFINITION Cervical radiculopathy is a clinical diagnosis defined by the presence of motor or sensory changes or…
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion with Instrumentation
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion with Instrumentation John M. Rhee Claude Jarrett DEFINITION Cervical myelopathy describes a constellation of signs and symptoms resulting from cervical spinal cord compression. Common symptoms…
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with and without Instrumentation
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with and without Instrumentation John M. Rhee Claude Jarrett Sam W. Wiesel DEFINITION Cervical spondylosis refers to degenerative conditions affecting the cervical spine, including disc…
MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
27 MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES Colleen R. Walsh Management of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries rarely takes precedence during the initial phases of trauma care. The basic principles of trauma care stress resuscitation and…
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
20 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES Karen A. McQuillan, Paul A. Thurman Brain injury is the leading cause of all trauma-related deaths. It constitutes the primary cause of trauma-related death and long-term…
THORACIC TRAUMA
24 THORACIC TRAUMA P. Milo Frawley INTRODUCTION Thoracic injuries account for much of the immediate life-threatening trauma encountered in the field or in the hospital setting. These injuries usually require…
OCULAR INJURIES
22 OCULAR INJURIES Martha A. Conlon Ocular injury is the leading cause of monocular blindness in the United States and is second only to cataracts as the most common cause…
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
23 SPINAL CORD INJURIES Tammy A. Russo-McCourt Spinal cord injury (SCI) was first described in the literature in 2500 BC by Egyptian surgeons as “an ailment not to be treated.”1…
ANALGESIA, SEDATION, AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT
18 ANALGESIA, SEDATION, AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT T. Catherine Bower, Jameson P. Reuter INTRODUCTION Pain management in the adult trauma patient is multifactorial and complex, which presents…
