Management of Traumatic Spondylolisthesis: Cervical and Lumbar
Fig. 20.1 Patient was a 23-year-old man who sustained a Type II Hangman’s fracture after a motor vehicle collision. (a, b) Sagittal view CT scans. (c, d) Axial view CT…
Complications Associated with Surgical Treatment of Adult Spondylolisthesis
1. Neurologic Nerve root injury Compression Traction Dural tear Autonomic dysfunction Retrograde ejaculation Cauda equina syndrome Chronic pain Peripheral neuropathy secondary to compression 2. Pseudoarthrosis Severe grade spondylolithesis 3. Slip…
Results of Surgical Treatment of Adult Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Fig. 22.1 (a) Representative lateral radiograph of degenerative spondylolisthesis; (b) AP radiograph of a noninstrumented posterolateral fusion. Arrows demonstrate a cleft in the intertransverse process fusion mass, indicative of a…
Intraoperative Neuro-Monitoring During Spondylolisthesis Surgery
Direct nerve root stimulation-L5 Threshold (mA) Normal root threshold 1 First stimulation medial to pedicle 5–13 Lateral exposure and decompression of L5 root 3–8 Discectomy, sacral dome osteotomy 3–8 Reduction…
Results of Surgical Treatment of Low-Grade Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Fig. 23.1 Radiographs of a 16-year-old female with a 2-year history of chronic low back pain worse in extension. Right (a) and left (b) CT sagittal reconstruction and axial (c)…
Surgical Techniques: Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Fig. 13.1 PLIF at the L4–5 level. (a) A laminectomy is performed. The interspinous ligament between L4 and L5 spinous processes are removed and the caudal part of the spinous…
Value Considerations in the Surgical Management of Spondylolisthesis
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Adam L. Wollowick and Vishal Sarwahi (eds.)Spondylolisthesis10.1007/978-1-4899-7575-1_28 28. Value Considerations in the Surgical Management of Spondylolisthesis Melissa Esparza1 and Sigurd H. Berven1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC San Francisco, 500 Parnassus…
Non-surgical Management of Spondylolisthesis in Adults
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Adam L. Wollowick and Vishal Sarwahi (eds.)Spondylolisthesis10.1007/978-1-4899-7575-1_10 10. Non-surgical Management of Spondylolisthesis in Adults Joseph M. Zavatsky1 , David C. Briski2 and Richard Frisch3 (1) Spine, Scoliosis and Deformity Institute, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, 10908 North…
Non-operative Treatment of Spondylolisthesis
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Adam L. Wollowick and Vishal Sarwahi (eds.)Spondylolisthesis10.1007/978-1-4899-7575-1_9 9. Non-operative Treatment of Spondylolisthesis Benjamin D. Roye1 , Michael Vitale2 and Farah Hameed3 (1) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, 3959…
Fatigue and Fracture Resistance of Bone
, David B. Burr2, Neil A. Sharkey3 and David P. Fyhrie4 (1) Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Olga, WA, USA (2) Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA…
