Musculoskeletal Key

1 Evaluation and Decision Making Stefano Boriani and Charles G. Fisher Introduction Primary bone tumors of the spine are very rare,1,2 comprising only 10% or less of all bone tumors….

5 Medical Oncology Principles for the Spine Oncology Surgeon Scott H. Okuno, Steven I. Robinson, and Shreyaskumar Patel Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare and require a multidisciplinary…

16 Complications and Their Avoidance: How to Plan Primary Tumor Resection to Minimize Complications and Maximize Outcome Michael C. Oh, Vedat Deviren, and Christopher P. Ames Introduction Although primary tumors…

12 Principles Behind Determining the Right Approach Nicolas Dea and Rowan Schouten Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare. As a result, clinical expertise has been concentrated in selected…

7 Aneurysmal Bone Cyst and Giant Cell Tumor Stefano Boriani, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Simone Colangeli, Luca Amendola, and Alessandro Gasbarrini Introduction Many bone tumors include giant cells in their…

9 Chondrosarcoma Stefano Boriani, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Simone Colangeli, Luca Amendola, and Alessandro Gasbarrini Introduction Chondrosarcoma (CHS) is the third most common primary malignant bone tumor after osteosarcoma and…

3 Interventional Options for Primary Tumors of the Spine Sudhir Kathuria Introduction Minimally invasive image-guided interventions have undergone a rapid evolution in the last two decades. Most of this evolution…

15 Wound Closure Techniques Justin M. Sacks and Justin M. Broyles Introduction Radical oncological resection is warranted for aggressive benign tumors and for low-grade and high-grade malignant tumors of the…

6 Spinal Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma Mélissa Nadeau and Christian P. DiPaola Introduction Osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma are solitary lesions that comprise the osteoblastic benign primary tumors of the spine….

8 Chordoma Jackson Sui, Patricia L. Zadnik, Mari L. Groves, and Ziya L. Gokaslan Introduction Chordomas are a rare, benign tumor arising from remnant notochordal cells. These lesions occur most…