Pelvic Fixation for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Jaysson T. Brooks Paul D. Sponseller DEFINITION Neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) is a spinal deformity in the coronal plane in patients with abnormal myoneural pathways of…
Anterior Interbody Arthrodesis with Instrumentation for Scoliosis Janay E. Mckie Daniel J. Sucato DEFINITION Thoracic scoliosis and thoracolumbar-lumbar scoliosis are typical curves seen in idiopathic scoliosis and can be treated…
Thoracoscopic Release and Fusion for Scoliosis Daniel J. Sucato Matthew D. Abbott DEFINITION Thoracoscopy provides the ability to gain access to the thoracic spine via small incisions (portals). Anterior release…
Kyphectomy in Spina Bifida Richard E. McCarthy DEFINITION Kyphosis in the patient with myelomeningocele can occur at the thoracolumbar junction, the midlumbar spine, or the lumbosacral junction. The different types…
Posterior Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis Peter O. Newton Vidyadhar V. Upasani DEFINITION Idiopathic scoliosis is a progressive three-dimensional spinal deformity in the absence of any congenital spinal anomaly or…
Release of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Gokce Mik Denis S. Drummond B. David Horn DEFINITION The term torticollis comes from the Latin words tortus (twisted) and collum (neck). It refers to…
Surgical Excision of Intradural Spinal Tumors Gerald E. Rodts Jr. Daniel Refai PATHOGENESIS Intradural tumors are rarely the result of metastatic spread of malignant cells. The main categories of intradural…
Revision Cervical Surgery Casey C. Bachison Harry N. Herkowitz† †Deceased. DEFINITION In recent years, the number of patients undergoing cervical spine surgery has risen dramatically. Cervical spine surgery is used…
Sacropelvic Fixation Techniques Floreana A. Naef Khaled M. Kebaish DEFINITION Sacropelvic fixation is a term used to describe instrumentation into the sacrum and pelvis. The most common indication is a…
Revision Lumbar Surgery Todd B. Francis Gordon R. Bell DEFINITION There are a multitude of different reasons why a patient may need to undergo revision lumbar surgery. Of all patients…
