Surgery of the Spine and Spinal Cord: A Neurosurgical Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Why Another Book on Spine Surgery?....Pages 3-4
Evolution of the Vertebral Column....Pages 5-14
Cell Regeneration: Current Knowledge and Evolutions....Pages 15-63
Fundamental Concepts in Evidence-Based Medicine....Pages 65-75
Where Is the Evidence? Best Practice in Spine Surgery....Pages 77-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
A Concise Introduction to the Imaging of the Cervical Spine....Pages 93-108
Rheumatoid Degenerative Instability of the C1–C2 Joints and Symptomatic Os Odontoideum: Transoral Approach....Pages 109-115
Posterior Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction in Nontraumatic Instability....Pages 117-132
Cervical Spondylothic Myelopathy: Multilevel Anterior Diskectomy/Corporectomy and Arthrodesis....Pages 133-159
Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty as Treatment of Spinal Stenosis....Pages 161-176
Laminoplasty as Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy....Pages 177-191
Anterior Cervical Decompression and Arthrodesis/Arthroplasty....Pages 193-211
Syringomyelia....Pages 213-222
Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy....Pages 223-230
Rod-Screw Stabilization of the Posterior Cervical Spine....Pages 231-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Posterior Thoracolumbar Fixation: Overview of Implants and Surgical Techniques....Pages 243-261
Pedicular Screw Fixation of the Thoracic Spine: Freehand Versus 3D Image-Guided Techniques....Pages 263-279
Thoracic Disk Herniation: Endoscopic Resection....Pages 281-291
Endoscopic Resection of Thoracic Disk Herniations....Pages 293-311
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis....Pages 313-332
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
A Concise Introduction to the Imaging of the Lumbar Spine....Pages 335-358
A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Understanding of Chronic Low Back Pain, Based on Its Pathophysiology....Pages 359-381
Chronic Low Back Pain....Pages 383-397
Pain Origin and Mechanisms in Low Back Pain....Pages 399-406
Appropriateness of Imaging in Chronic Low Back Pain....Pages 407-413
Advanced Intraoperative Imaging Techniques and Navigation in Spine Surgery....Pages 415-423
Herniated Lumbar Disk Evaluation and Surgical Management....Pages 425-429
Lumbar Disk Herniation: Endoscopic and Microsurgical Treatment....Pages 431-445
Extraforaminal Lumbar Disk Herniations....Pages 447-456
Medical Imaging of the Lumbar Facet Joint....Pages 457-470
Surgery of the Lumbar Facet Joints....Pages 471-495
Lumbar Laminectomy: Classical Versus Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique....Pages 497-512
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis....Pages 513-526
Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS) for Lumbar Instability....Pages 527-545
Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Due to Isthmic Lysis....Pages 547-572
Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty....Pages 573-584
Neurostimulation for the Management of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)....Pages 585-600
Front Matter....Pages 601-601
The Importance of Restoring the Sagittal Balance in Small and Large Stabilization Procedures of the Spine....Pages 603-625
The Behavior and Balance of Our Upright Spine is Defined by Spino-Pelvic Parameters....Pages 627-644
Preoperative Planning and Patient-Specific Rods for Surgical Treatment of Thoracolumbar Sagittal Imbalance....Pages 645-662
Front Matter....Pages 663-663
Surgical Management of Metastatic Tumors of the Spine....Pages 665-677
Schwannomas of the Cervical Spine....Pages 679-690
Meningiomas of the Craniocervical Junction....Pages 691-697
Primary Intramedullary Tumors....Pages 699-716
Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Thoracolumbar Spine: Total En Bloc Spondylectomy....Pages 717-725
Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Thoracic Spine: En Bloc Spondylectomy for Tumor Resection....Pages 727-739
Spinal Meningiomas....Pages 741-748
Back Matter....Pages 749-761