Atlanto-Occipital Anatomy
3 Atlanto-Occipital Anatomy Suzanne Labelle, Fady Y. Hijji, Ankur S. Narain, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 3.1 Bony Anatomy 3.1.1 Occipital Bone (Fig. 3.1) • External…
Surgical Complications
24 Surgical Complications Ikechukwu Achebe, Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 24.1 Introduction Surgery is inherently associated with risk. Surgeries involving…
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
22 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 22.1 Case Presentation A 52-year-old woman presents to…
Primary and Metastatic Spinal Tumors
14 Primary and Metastatic Spinal Tumors Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 14.1 Introduction Primary and metastatic spinal neoplasms represent a…
Spinal Infections
15 Spinal Infections Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 15.1 Introduction Spinal infections require early diagnosis in order to prevent both…
Open Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
20 Open Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 20.1 Case Presentation A 59-year-old woman presents to the clinic…
Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty with Instrumentation
18 Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty with Instrumentation Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 18.1 Case Presentation A 70-year-old man presents to the…
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
19 Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 19.1 Case Presentation and Preoperative Imaging A 61-year-old woman…
Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion
17 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 17.1 Case Presentation: Presentation and Preoperative Imaging A 38-year-old…
Thoracic Spine
5 Thoracic Spine Catherine Maloney, Fady Y. Hijji, Ankur S. Narain, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh 5.1 General Information • T1–T12 are defined as the thoracic…
