Operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures John P. Kleimeyer Ehsan Saadat Keith W. Michael Indications/Considerations Goals for operative treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures include adequate decompression and fracture stabilization. Direct…
Operative Treatment of Hangman’s Fractures Christopher T. Martin Keith W. Michael John M. Rhee Radiologic Assessment—Key Factors to Consider on X-ray, MRI, CT The need for operative intervention is dependent…
Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion: Standard and Anterior Column Realignment Mathew Cyriac Keith Michael Illustrative Case A 70-year-old female with bilateral buttock and leg pain worse with standing/walking and significant relief…
Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain Christopher T. Martin John G. Heller Steven M. Presciutti Indications A lumbar subarachnoid drain is usually placed in cases of complicated dural tear or deficiency in which…
Odontoid Screw Fixation Christopher T. Martin Keith W. Michael John M. Rhee Radiologic Assessment—Key Factors to Consider on X-ray, MRI, CT Anteroposterior (AP), lateral, and open mouth odontoid views, in…
Operative Treatment of Facet Fractures/Dislocations Elliott J. Kim Andrew H. Milby Keith W. Michael Case Presentation A 27-year-old status post motor vehicle accident who presented to the emergency department with…
Airway Complications After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion/Cricothyrotomy Andrew H. Milby David A. Reeder John M. Rhee Illustrative Case A 64-year-old female underwent C4-6 anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF)…
Iliac and S2 Alar-Iliac Screw Fixation Christopher T. Martin Sangwook T. Yoon Radiologic Assessment—Key Factors to Consider on X-ray, MRI, CT Assess pelvic obliquity. Lumbar scoliotic deformity can change the…
Lumbar Laminectomy Mathew Cyriac Scott Boden John M. Rhee Illustrative Case A 72-year-old male with multilevel L2-5 stenosis presented with neurogenic claudicating back and bilateral leg pain refractory to conservative…
Vertebral Artery Injury Christopher T. Martin John G. Heller Steven M. Presciutti John M. Rhee Radiologic Assessment The risk of vertebral artery injury can be minimized by careful review of…
