Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
Dedications......Page 3
Acknowledgments......Page 4
Preface......Page 5
Contributors......Page 6
1 - Transoral Approach to the Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine......Page 11
2 - Transmaxillary Approach to the Clivus and Upper Cervical Spine......Page 21
3 - High Cervical Retropharyngeal Approach to the Craniocervical Junction......Page 30
4 - Posterior and Far-Lateral Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction......Page 41
5 - Anterior Approach to the Midcervical Spine......Page 53
6 - Posterior Approach to the Midcervical Spine......Page 65
7 - Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction (Low Cervical-Supraclavicular, Transclavicular-Transmanubrial, Trans-sternal-Transthoracic)......Page 73
8 - Anterolateral Transthoracic Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction (Transaxillary Approach, Transpleural Transthoracic Third Rib Resection Approach)......Page 79
9 - Posterolateral Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction (Transpedicular, Costotransversectomy, Lateral Extracavitary, and Parascapular Extrapleural Approaches)......Page 86
10 - Thoracoabdominal Approach......Page 97
11 - Anterior Retroperitoneal Approach to the Lumbar Spine......Page 109
11 - Anterior Retroperitoneal Approach to the Lumbar Spine......Page 114
13 - Transperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbosacral Junction......Page 121
14 - Anterior Retroperitoneal Approach......Page 134
15 - Posterior Approaches to the Sacrum......Page 141
16 - Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion......Page 147
17 - Anterior Cervical Microforaminotomy......Page 156
18 - Anterior Cervical Fusion and Instrumentation Techniques......Page 163
19 - Posterior Keyhole Cervical Foraminotomy......Page 170
20 - Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion......Page 174
21 - Laminotomy and Laminectomy for Cervical Stenosis......Page 179
22 - Laminoplasty Techniques......Page 185
23 - Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament......Page 196
24 - Thoracic Diskectomy......Page 205
25 - Lumbar Microdiskectomy: Midline Open and Far-Lateral Techniques......Page 216
26 - Percutaneous and Endoscopic Diskectomy......Page 222
27 - Surgical Anatomy and Operative Techniques of Lumbar Stenosis......Page 229
28 - Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression......Page 233
29 - Transpedicular Screw Fixations......Page 240
30 - Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion......Page 247
31 - Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion......Page 256
32 - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion......Page 264
33 - Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion......Page 273
34 - Spondylolisthesis Reduction......Page 281
35 - Minimal Access Exposure for Posterior Lumbar Instrumented Fusions......Page 288
36 - The Transoral Approach for Ventral Cervicomedullary Decompression in Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 296
37 - Ankylosing Spondylitis—Posterior Approaches (Osteotomy) to the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in the Management of a Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity......Page 304
38 - Surgical Therapy for Fractures and Dislocations of the Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine......Page 314
39 - Burst Fractures of the Cervical Spine......Page 328
40 - Subaxial Cervical Spinal Injuries and Facet Dislocation Injuries......Page 334
41 - Cervicothoracic Junction Fractures......Page 341
42 - Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures......Page 349
43 - Lumbar and Sacral Fractures......Page 361
44 - Anterior Release and Fusion Techniques for Thoracic Scoliosis......Page 373
45 - Anterior Treatment for Thoracolumbar/Lumbar Scoliosis......Page 386
46 - Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Lenke Curve Types 1 to 6......Page 400
47 - Surgical Management of Flatback Syndrome......Page 415
48 - The Surgical Management of Scheuermann's Kyphosis......Page 426
49 - Primary Malignant and Benign Tumors of the Vertebral Column......Page 432
50 - Secondary Metastatic Tumors of the Spine......Page 440
51 - Surgical Technique for Resection of Intradural Tumors......Page 453
52 - Vascular Lesions of the Spinal Cord......Page 465
53 - Bacterial, Fungal, and Tuberculosis Diskitis and Osteomyelitis of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine......Page 478
54 - Bone Graft Harvesting Techniques......Page 491
Index
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