CHAPTER 42 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Motoki Iwasaki, MD, DMSc, Kazuo Yonenobu, MD, DMSc History Despite reports of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) by Key in…
CHAPTER 32 Spinal Disorders Associated with Skeletal Dysplasias and Metabolic Diseases Vernon T. Tolo, MD Spinal disorders associated with skeletal dysplasias and metabolic diseases may be called orthopaedic trivia by…
CHAPTER 7 Biomechanics of the Spinal Motion Segment William S. Marras, PhD In biomechanics, information from the biologic sciences and engineering mechanics is integrated for the purpose of analyzing and…
CHAPTER 91 Vascular Malformations of the Spinal Cord John E. O’Toole, MD, Paul C. McCormick, MD, MPH Vascular lesions of the spinal cord are a rare cause of neurologic dysfunction,…
CHAPTER 73 Adult Scoliosis Sigurd Berven, MD Adult scoliosis encompasses a broad spectrum of deformity in the mature spine. It can result from scoliosis in childhood or arise de novo…
CHAPTER 77 Injuries of the Lower Cervical Spine Paul A. Anderson, MD, Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD Cervical spine injuries occur in 3% to 4% of all trauma patients.1 Spinal…
CHAPTER 71 Thoracolumbar Instrumentation Anterior and Posterior Douglas G. Orndorff, MD, Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD The spinal column functions mechanically to support the load of the body, allow controlled motion,…
CHAPTER 99 Revision Spine Surgery Michael J. Vives, MD, Steven R. Garfin, MD “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” — Albert Einstein The…
CHAPTER 79 Late Decompression of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Kingsley R. Chin, MD, Lauren E. Matteini, MD, Warren D. Yu, MD, Henry H. Bohlman, MD Nonoperative care was the…
CHAPTER 80 Sacral Fractures Carlo Bellabarba, MD, Thomas A. Schildhauer, MD, PhD, Jens R. Chapman, MD The sacrum is an integral part of the spinal column and pelvic ring. It…
