CHAPTER 34 Surgical Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Scott D. Daffner, MD, Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, progressive, systemic disease with widespread involvement of connective tissues…
CHAPTER 49 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Nathan H. Lebwohl, MD The technique of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has become an important part of the modern spine surgeon’s armamentarium. This…
CHAPTER 89 Intradural Tumors Jeremiah N. Johnson, MD, Barth A. Green, MD Intradural Tumors The era of spinal tumor surgery began in London in 1887 when the influential surgeon Dr….
CHAPTER 41 Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Management Harry N. Herkowitz, MD, Myles Luszczyk, DO Aging is associated with the development and progression of degenerative changes within the cervical spine. Degenerative…
CHAPTER 107 Functional Restoration Eric A.K. Mayer, MD, Howard M. Cohen, MD, Tom G. Mayer, MD Spinal rehabilitation has long aspired to be the proverbial “backbone” of spine care around…
CHAPTER 17 Cervical Spine Surgical Approaches Francis H. Shen, MD, Howard S. An, MD Successful surgery in the cervical spine depends not only on understanding normal anatomy in the neck,…
CHAPTER 33 Arthritic Disorders David G. Borenstein, MD Rheumatologic disorders of the axial skeleton are an important cause of spinal pain. These inflammatory disorders affect the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons,…
CHAPTER 84 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Kresimir Banovac, MD, PhD, Andrew L. Sherman, MD Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic event that results in impairments that affect almost every…
CHAPTER 43 Cervical Disc Replacement Joseph D. Smucker, MD, Rick C. Sasso, MD Cervical arthroplasty has undergone a dramatic evolution since the development of the original Bristol/Cummins device. Metal-on-metal implants…
CHAPTER 72 Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Robert McGuire, Jr., MD Spondylolisthesis by definition is an anterior or posterior translational displacement of one vertebra on another. In the adult, this occurs in…
