Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Posterior Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Ehsan Saadat John Heller John M. Rhee Illustrative Case A 65-year-old woman with spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication, and anterolisthesis at L3-4 and…
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ehsan Saadt John G. Heller John M. Rhee Illustrative Case A 58-year-old woman with L5-S1 spondylolisthesis and bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing with associated radiculopathy (JGH) (Figure 24-1)….
Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation
Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Mathew Cyriac Tim Yoon Illustrative Case A 65-year-old with neurogenic claudicating low back pain/buttock pain and left leg radiating pain. Patient underwent anterior…
