Written by three neurosurgeons and an orthopedic surgeon, this comprehensive references multidisciplinary approach makes it relevant and informative to all surgeons regardless of their specialty or level of surgical experience. After thoroughly reviewing the anatomy and approaches to the spine, the authors lead you through a full range of state-of-the-art techniques in spine surgery, including those procedures commonly performed for degenerative disease, trauma, scoliosis, tumor, and infection. Abundant full-color illustrations, three-dimensional images and cadaver dissection photos walk you through both simple and complex spinal surgical procedures. The bonus CD-ROM contains all the images from the book, including some of the most sought-after anatomic photographs and radiographic images in neurosurgery, brought together for the first time uniquely for this volume.
Chapter 35: Minimal Access Exposure for Posterior Lumbar Instrumented Fusions: Is There an Easier Way?
Section III. Inflammatory Disease
Chapter 36: The Trans-Oral Approach for Ventral Cervicomedullary Decompression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 37: Ankylosing Spondylitis - Posterior Approaches (Osteotomy) to the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in the Management of a Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity
Section IV. Spinal Trauma
A. Craniovertebral and Cervical Spine
Chapter 38: Surgical Therapy for Fractures and Dislocations of the Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine
Chapter 39: Burst Fractures of the Cervical Spine
Chapter 40: Subaxial Cervical Spinal Injuries and Facet Dislocation Injuries
B. Thoracic Spine
Chapter 41: Cervicothoracic Junction Fractures
Chapter 42: Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures
C. Lumbar and Sacral Spine
Chapter 43: Lumbar and Sacral Fractures
Section V. Spinal Deformity
Chapter 44: Anterior Release and Fusion Techniques for Thoracic Scoliosis
Chapter 45: Anterior Treatment for Thoracolumbar-Lumbar Scoliosis