Adult Scoliosis
Adult Scoliosis Andrew P. White James S. Harrop Todd J. Albert DEFINITION Adult scoliosis is a coronal deformity of the spine, typically also involving axial and sagittal plane abnormalities. Adult…
Overview of Pelvic Resections: Surgical Considerations and Classifications
Overview of Pelvic Resections: Surgical Considerations and Classifications Ernest U. Conrad III Vincent Ng Jason Weisstein Jennifer Lisle Amir Sternheim Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND The pelvis is a relatively common…
Surgical Management of Sacral Tumors
Surgical Management of Sacral Tumors Xiaohui Niu Hairong Xu BACKGROUND Tumors involving the sacrum mainly include primary and metastatic tumors. Metastatic tumors are more common than primary ones. The most…
Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine: Total En Bloc Spondylectomy
Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine: Total En Bloc Spondylectomy Hideki Murakami Norio Kawahara Katsuro Tomita BACKGROUND Conventionally, curettage or piecemeal excision has been the usual approach to vertebral…
Costotransversectomy for Canal Decompression and Anterior Column Reconstruction via a Posterior Approach
Costotransversectomy for Canal Decompression and Anterior Column Reconstruction via a Posterior Approach Yu-Po Lee Charles C. Chang Ankur D. Patel Steven R. Garfin DEFINITION The costotransversectomy uses a posterolateral approach…
Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation and Fusion for Trauma
Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation and Fusion for Trauma David H. Wei Kelley Banagan Steven C. Ludwig DEFINITION The advancement of minimally invasive techniques in spinal surgery, specifically percutaneous pedicle screw…
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy David Greg Anderson Christopher K. Kepler Victor M. Popov DEFINITION Lumbar microdiscectomy is the most common spinal operation.1 Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most…
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Reginald S. Fayssoux Choll W. Kim DEFINITION Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) is a modification of the Wiltse exposure for decompression…
Lateral Approaches to Interbody Fusion
Lateral Approaches to Interbody Fusion Keith W. Michael S. Tim Yoon DEFINITION Lateral approach to interbody fusion Many different names including extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF), direct lateral interbody fusion…
Anterior Thoracic Corpectomy
Anterior Thoracic Corpectomy Sheeraz A. Qureshi Samuel C. Overley Morgan N. Chen Andrew C. Hecht DEFINITION Anterior thoracic approaches provide a means of decompression, stabilization, and fusion for a variety…
