CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: The classic approach to access the anterior thoracic spine is either a thoracotomy or thoracoabdominal exposure, both of which require extensive soft tissue dissection. Video-assisted thoracoscopy…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Far lateral disc herniations (FLDHs) of the lumbar spine represent a relatively rare condition in which the site of neural element compression is located lateral to…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Spinal stenosis in the thoracic region is a rare condition. Causes for the condition are varied and include generalized skeletal disorders and localized spinal conditions. The…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Herniation of thoracic intervertebral discs occurs commonly but infrequently leads to symptomatic presentation. Historically, posterior treatment of herniated thoracic discs was limited to laminectomy and accompanied…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that commonly affects the cervical spine. Three characteristic patterns of cervical instability result from rheumatoid involvement: atlantoaxial…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Posttraumatic neck pain is incompletely understood. Most cases of pain from whiplash incidents resolve with conservative therapy, but some patients require targeted injections or nerve ablation….
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Myelopathy describes damage to the white-matter tracts and central gray matter of the spinal cord. Myelopathy can be traumatic or nontraumatic, and acute or chronic. This…
Chapter Preview CHAPTER SYNOPSIS Monocompartmental arthritis of the knee is one of the most common indications for deformity correction surgery. In gait laboratories, it has been proved that the predicted…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Spinal deformity resulting from spinal trauma may be acute or chronic. In cases resulting in acute spinal cord injury, surgical correction of the deformity may be…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Cervical radiculopathy is the most common presentation of cervical disc disease and usually involves mixed components of neck and arm symptoms. The most commonly clinical complaints…
