Spinal Instability

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Growth and Repair of Mineralized Osteoblasts....Pages 3-19
Spinal Stability and Instability as Defined by the Louis Three-Column Spine Concept....Pages 21-38
Dysfunction of the Spinal Stability System and Its Restabilization....Pages 39-53
Pathophysiology of the Nerve Roots in the Lumbar Spine....Pages 55-61
Biocompatibility of Metallic Spinal Implants....Pages 63-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Spinal Stabilization: Is Fusion the Right Way?....Pages 79-86
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Instability in Collapsing Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis....Pages 87-100
Vertebral Injury and Instability....Pages 101-137
Nonoperative Stabilization of the Adult Cervical Spine....Pages 139-216
Instability of the Spine Secondary to the Treatment of Intraspinal Tumors in Children: Diagnosis, Cure, and Prevention....Pages 219-236
Spinal Trauma in Children....Pages 237-254
Operative Management of Occipitocervical and Atlantoaxial Instability....Pages 255-294
Surgical Stabilization for Tumors of the Thoracic Spine....Pages 295-317
Surgical Treatment of the Unstable Thoracic Spine in Trauma and Infection....Pages 319-333
The Lateral Extracavitary Approach to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine....Pages 335-347
Lumbar Spine Instability....Pages 349-377
The Mechanical Stability of Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis....Pages 379-405
The Surgical Treatment of Failures of Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion....Pages 407-488
Revision Surgery in Late Spine Instability, Including Sacral Stabilization....Pages 489-505
Training the Future Spinal Surgeon....Pages 507-514
Closing Remarks....Pages 515-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-529