Laminectomy and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
4 Laminectomy and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Kristian Dalzell, Aria Nouri, and Michael G. Fehlings Introduction Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord…
Laminoplasty for Multilevel Myelopathy and Radiculomyelopathy
1 Laminoplasty for Multilevel Myelopathy and Radiculomyelopathy Kazuhiro Chiba Introduction In 1968, Dr. Yoshihito Kirita devised a sophisticated technique of laminectomy, in which the laminae were thinned and divided…
Navigation for Cervical Reconstruction Surgery
6 Navigation for Cervical Reconstruction Surgery Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran and Ajoy Prasad Shetty Introduction Spinal instrumentation has become an integral part of spine surgery, as it augments the spine surgeon’s…
Complications of Anterior Surgery: Vertebral Artery Injury, Esophageal Perforation, and Dysphagia
9 Complications of Anterior Surgery: Vertebral Artery Injury, Esophageal Perforation, and Dysphagia Luiz Roberto Vialle, Samuel Conrad, and Emiliano Vialle Introduction Anterior cervical spine surgery currently represents one of…
