Failure of Lumbar Spine Instrumentation
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Instrumentation is an important part of spine fusion surgery as a method to maintain solid fixation until osseous union can occur. Early types of instrumentation failed…
Anteroposterior Approach for the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disorders: Axial Back Pain
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Axial back pain is a common problem encountered clinically, frequently related to degeneration of lumbar segments. This chapter summarizes anterior, posterior, and combined approaches for fusion….
Posterior Minimally Invasive Decompressive Techniques for the Cervical Spine
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Numerous options exist in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy and cervical spondylotic myelopathy, including nonoperative therapy and various forms of anterior and posterior decompression with or…
Osteotomies for Degenerative Disorders of the Thoracolumbar Spine
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: The number of patients with spinal deformities and sagittal and/or coronal imbalance is steadily increasing. Because these deformities and imbalances are often complex and multifactorial, treatment…
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Pedicle Screw Placement
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Pedicle screws have become important tools in instrumentation of lumbar spine fusion, but the traditional open approach to place the screws is associated with significant patient…
Failure of Cervical Spine Instrumentation
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Failures of cervical spine instrumentation may arise from an incomplete understanding of the biomechanics of the cervical spine, injury patterns, or instrumentation systems. Anterior, posterior, and…
Spinal Deformities in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Surgical Management
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This chapter reviews the indications and techniques for surgical correction of kyphotic deformity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis involving the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar regions of…
Postlaminectomy Kyphosis: Anterior, Posterior, and Combined Approaches
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Postlaminectomy kyphosis is a not too infrequent complication of posterior cervical spine surgery. In less severe cases, it can result in persistent mechanical neck pain. In…
Evaluation and Management of Postoperative Wound Infections of the Anterior and Posterior Spine
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Infection is a serious complication of spinal surgery that may occur early or late in the postoperative course, although early presentation is much more common. Prevention…
Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Vertebral Body Fractures
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Vertebroplasty was first described in 1984 and has emerged as a popular technique to surgically treat vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). The primary objective of vertebroplasty is…
