Handbook of Spine Surgery

The editors and contributors should be highly commended for this very valuable contribution in the literature of spinal pathology and its surgical treatment. The format of the book and also the content completely justify the designation as handbook. In a very concise way, the most relevant but also recently updated information is given about a very large amount of subjects. -- Acta Neurochirurgica With the breadth of readily available information and board-friendly questions, this is a great reference for those looking to quickly brush up on spine surgery topics, whether before a case, during a rotation or as part of comprehensive board preparation. -- YNC Newsletter (Young Neurosurgeons News)

I Anatomy 1 Embryology of the Spine 2 Craniovertebral Junction 3 Cervical Spine 4 Thoracic Spine 5 Lumbar Spine 6 SacralIliac Spine II Clinical Spine Surgery 7 Physical Examination 8 Spinal Imaging 9 Radiation Exposure in Spine Surgery 10 Electrodiagnostic Testing in Spine Surgery 11 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery 12 Bedside Procedures 13 Pharmacology 14 Radiation Therapy in Spine Surgery 15 Spinal Radiosurgery Therapy 16 Spinal Navigation 17 Spine Biologics III Spinal Pathology 18 Congenital Anomalies 19 Cervical Trauma 20 Thoracolumbar Trauma 21 Sacropelvic Trauma 22 Infection 23 Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Tumors 24 Cervical and Thoracic Spine Degenerative Disease 25 Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease 26 Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis 27 Scheuermann's Kyphosis 28 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 29 Adult Degenerative Deformity 30 Radiographic Parameters of Spinal Deformity 31 Vascular Pathology of the Spine 32 Spondyloarthropathies 33 Spinal Emergencies IV Surgical Techniques 34 Occipitocervical Fusion 35 Chiari I Decompression 36 Transoral Odontoidectomy 37 C1C2 Techniques 38 Direct Fixation of Odontoid Fractures 39 Cervical Arthroplasty 40 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy 41 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy 42 Cervical Laminectomy with and without Fusion 43 Cervical Laminoplasty 44 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy 45 Cervical Open Reduction Techniques: Anterior and Posterior Approaches 46 Anterior CervicalThoracic Junction Technique 47 Freehand Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement Technique 48 Transpedicular Approach 49 Costotransversectomy 50 Lateral Extracavitary Approach 51 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy/Smith-Petersen Osteotomy 52 Thoracoscopic Approaches to the Spine 53 Lateral Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine 54 Open and Minimally Invasive Spinal Lumbar Microdiskectomy 55 Lumbar Foraminotomy 56 Posterolateral Endoscopic Diskectomy 57 Lumbar Laminectomy 58 Posterior and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 59 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 60 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement 61 Minimally Invasive Lateral Retroperitoneal Transpsoas Interbody Fusion 62 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion 63 Facet Screw Fixation/Fusion 64 Interspinous Process Decompression 65 Lumbar Arthroplasty 66 Lumbosacroiliac Fixation 67 Iliosacral Percutaneous Fixation (Iliosacral Screws) 68 Sacroiliac Joint Fusion 69 Sacrectomy 70 Vertebral Body Augmentation 71 Spinal Cord Tumor Resection 72 Surgical Resection of Spinal Vascular Lesions Appendices I Positioning II Selected Spinal Orthoses III Outcome Scales