Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
CHAPTER 49 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Nathan H. Lebwohl, MD The technique of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has become an important part of the modern spine surgeon’s armamentarium. This…
Intradural Tumors
CHAPTER 89 Intradural Tumors Jeremiah N. Johnson, MD, Barth A. Green, MD Intradural Tumors The era of spinal tumor surgery began in London in 1887 when the influential surgeon Dr….
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Surgical Management
CHAPTER 41 Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Management Harry N. Herkowitz, MD, Myles Luszczyk, DO Aging is associated with the development and progression of degenerative changes within the cervical spine. Degenerative…
Functional Restoration
CHAPTER 107 Functional Restoration Eric A.K. Mayer, MD, Howard M. Cohen, MD, Tom G. Mayer, MD Spinal rehabilitation has long aspired to be the proverbial “backbone” of spine care around…
Cervical Spine: Surgical Approaches
CHAPTER 17 Cervical Spine Surgical Approaches Francis H. Shen, MD, Howard S. An, MD Successful surgery in the cervical spine depends not only on understanding normal anatomy in the neck,…
Arthritic Disorders
CHAPTER 33 Arthritic Disorders David G. Borenstein, MD Rheumatologic disorders of the axial skeleton are an important cause of spinal pain. These inflammatory disorders affect the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons,…
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
CHAPTER 84 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Kresimir Banovac, MD, PhD, Andrew L. Sherman, MD Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic event that results in impairments that affect almost every…
Cervical Disc Replacement
CHAPTER 43 Cervical Disc Replacement Joseph D. Smucker, MD, Rick C. Sasso, MD Cervical arthroplasty has undergone a dramatic evolution since the development of the original Bristol/Cummins device. Metal-on-metal implants…
Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
CHAPTER 72 Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Robert McGuire, Jr., MD Spondylolisthesis by definition is an anterior or posterior translational displacement of one vertebra on another. In the adult, this occurs in…
Cervical Instrumentation: Anterior and Posterior
CHAPTER 70 Cervical Instrumentation Anterior and Posterior Eeric Truumees, MD Overview In the late 1890s, Hadra of Galveston, Texas, stabilized a cervical fracture-dislocation in the first modern report of spine…
