Cervical Pseudarthrosis Rick B. Delamarter Ben B. Pradhan Vikas V. Patel OVERVIEW This chapter reviews the prevention, recognition, and treatment of cervical pseudarthrosis. Both prevention and treatment of pseudarthrosis have…
Postlaminectomy Kyphosis Steven C. Zeiller Todd J. Albert OVERVIEW Multilevel laminectomy has been used to treat a variety of conditions of the cervical spine. In the adult population, it is…
Spinal Cord Injury, Incidental Durotomy, and Epidural Hematoma Ashok Biyani Matthew J. Robon OVERVIEW Surgical complications are feared by both surgeons and patients. Despite the most meticulous planning and surgical…
Vocal Cord Paralysis after Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Daniel R. Fassett Ronald I. Apfelbaum OVERVIEW Vocal cord dysfunction is one of the most common complications associated with the anterior surgical…
Dysphagia/Esophageal Injuries Tsai Tsung-Ting Greg Anderson INTRODUCTION The anterior approach to the cervical spine has become a popular method of treating a wide variety of cervical pathologies. This approach provides…
Vascular Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery Brian Kwon Louis G. Jenis INTRODUCTION Vascular injuries occurring during cervical spine surgery can vary from relatively minor to catastrophic hemorrhage and death (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)….
Anterior/Posterior Cervical Approaches Jonathan S. Erulkar Jonathan N. Grauer INTRODUCTION Anterior and posterior cervical procedures are common for degenerative, traumatic, and oncologic pathologies. Such procedures entail a number of nuances…
Complications of Thermal Capsulorrhaphy Charles L. Getz Matthew L. Ramsey David Glaser Gerald R. Williams Jr. INTRODUCTION Thermal energy has been used in the management of glenohumeral instability to modify…
Complications of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Acromioclavicular Joint Resection Ilya Voloshin Kevin J. Setter Sean F. Bak Louis U. Bigliani In the past decade, we have seen an exponential increase…
Arthroscopy: Complications of Rotator Cuff Repair Samer S. Hasan Gary M. Gartsman INTRODUCTION All-arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is being performed by an ever-increasing number of orthopaedic surgeons. Although there is…
