CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Lumbar degenerative disorders are typically divided between those that cause mechanical back pain and those that cause radiating leg pain. Treatment decisions must recognize that each…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: A large number of instrumentation systems are currently available for treating pathology of the lumbar spine. These include sublaminar wires, hooks, transpedicular fixation, translaminar facet screws,…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Intervertebral disc degeneration and herniation is a common and significant source of impairment for the general population. Discectomy has become the mainstay of treatment for symptomatic…
CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as the compression of lumbar spinal nerve roots and is usually seen in the older population. This chapter discusses the pathophysiology,…
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: 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…
