Lumbar Nucleus Replacement
CHAPTER 52 Lumbar Nucleus Replacement Hansen A. Yuan, MD, Qi-Bin Bao, PhD, Anthony T. Yeung, MD, Phillip S. Yuan, MD, Michael Dahl, PhD Parallel to the development of lumbar artificial…
Congenital Scoliosis
CHAPTER 22 Congenital Scoliosis Paul D. Sponseller, MD, Beverlie L. Ting, MD Congenital scoliosis is a progressive three-dimensional deformity of the spine caused by congenital anomalies of the vertebrae that…
The Immature Spine and Athletic Injuries
CHAPTER 29 The Immature Spine and Athletic Injuries Robert Eilert, MD Most spine injuries in athletically active children and adolescents are chronic, resulting from repetitive demand on the immature spine…
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
CHAPTER 48 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Richard D. Guyer, MD, Jamieson Glenn, MD Low back pain has long been noted to be one of the most disabling conditions in the…
Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
CHAPTER 51 Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD, Tom Stanley, MD, MPH, Richard A. Balderston, MD Lumbar spinal fusion is a time-tested, proven successful procedure for alleviating symptoms…
Instrumentation Complications
CHAPTER 97 Instrumentation Complications Patrick T. O’Leary, MD, Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD Spinal instrumentation has greatly evolved over the past half century from simple wiring and suture techniques, to the…
Osteoporosis: Surgical Strategies
CHAPTER 88 Osteoporosis Surgical Strategies Frank M. Phillips, MD, Michael J. Lee, MD Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by decreased bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration. The resulting decrease in…
Surgical Procedures for the Control of Chronic Pain
CHAPTER 108 Surgical Procedures for the Control of Chronic Pain F. Todd Wetzel, MD, Michael Saulino, MD, PhD The results of surgical therapy for chronic benign pain syndromes are poor.1,2…
Idiopathic Scoliosis
CHAPTER 23 Idiopathic Scoliosis Fernando E. Silva, MD, Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common cause of spinal deformity; 80% of all…
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
CHAPTER 65 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Gordon R. Bell, MD Degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) was first described in 1930 by Junghanns, who coined the term pseudospondylolisthesis to describe the presence of forward slippage…
