Discover how leading spine surgeons face the most complicated cases.

Developed in collaboration with the North American Spine Society (NASS), this techniques-oriented book provides concise procedural guidance from surgical approach to wound closure.

Each chapter is liberally illustrated with full color intraoperative photographs and includes pearls from master spine surgeons.

Prepare for complicated cases such as Cervical Spine (Anterior), Cervical Spine (Posterior), Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine (Anterior), Lumbar Spine (Posterior), Special Patient Populations and other Miscellaneous Issues.

Chapters are clearly organized for efficient pre-surgical review and include:

Indications, Contraindications, Alternative Treatments, Results, Techniques (Setup and Exposure), Instruments, Equipment, Implants Required, Wound closure, Postoperative Regimen, Avoiding Pitfalls and Complications and Coding.

Contents

Chapter 1 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion
Chapter 2 Cervical Arthroplasty
Chapter 3 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
Chapter 4 Transoral Odontoid Excision
Chapter 5 Retropharyngeal Approaches to the Upper Cervical Spine
Chapter 6 Anterior Odontoid Screw Placement
Chapter 7 Anterior Cervicothoracic Fusion
Chapter 8 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy and Diskectomy
Chapter 9 Minimally Invasive Posterior Laminoforaminotomy/Diskectomy
Chapter 10 Posterior Subaxial Cervical Fusion
Chapter 11 Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Chapter 12 Open-Door Cervical Laminaplasty
Chapter 13 Cervical Laminaplasty: French Door
Chapter 14 Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion
Chapter 15 Posterior C2 Fixation
Chapter 16 Transarticular Fixation
Chapter 17 Fixation to Cl and C2
Chapter 18 Posterior CervicaI Wiring Technique
Chapter 19 Occipitocervical Fusion
Chapter 20 Posterior Cervicothoracic Fusion
Chapter 21 Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation
Chapter 22 Cervical Osteotomy
Chapter 23 Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Lateral Mass Fusion
Chapter 24 Thoracic Pedicle Screw Fixation
Chapter 25 Posterolateral Approaches for Thoracic Diskectomy
Chapter 26 The Costotransversectomy Approach for Vertebrectomy
Chapter 27 Posterior Thoracic Osteotomy: Smith-Petersen Approach
Chapter 28 Posterior Thoracic Vertebral Column Resection
Chapter 29 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
Chapter 30 Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Scoliosis
Chapter 31 Transthoracic Diskectomy: Anterior Approach
Chapter 32 Anterior Thoracoscopic Diskectomy and Release
Chapter 33 Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Fusion
Chapter 34 Open Transthoracic Corpectomy/Fusion
Chapter 35 Anterior Mini-Open Approach for Scoliosis Correction
Chapter 36 Fusionless Scoliosis Surgery
Chapter 37 Rib Anchors in Distraction-Based Growing Spine Implants
Chapter 38 Posterior Fixation of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures
Chapter 39 Treatment of Fractures and Dislocations at the Spinopelvic junction
Chapter 40 Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
Chapter 41 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (With Plating]
Chapter 42 Lumbar Arthroplasty: Anterior Approach
Chapter 43 Anterior Lumbar Corpectomy
Chapter 44 Lumbar Microdiskectomy/F oraminotomy
Chapter 45 Minimally Invasive Microdiskectomy and Microforaminotomy
Chapter 46 Lumbar Laminectomy
Chapter 47 Unilateral Partial Laminotomy (Laminaplasty] for Bilateral Decompression
Chapter 48 Posterior Pedicle Screw Fixation With Posterolateral Fusion
Chapter 49 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation in the Lumbar Spine
Chapter 50 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 51 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 52 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Interbody Fusion
Chapter 53 Mini-Open (Wiltse Approach] Decompression/Fusion
Chapter 54 Spondylolisthesis: Decompression/Fusion and Possible Reduction
Chapter 55 Bohlman Fibular Technique for Interbody Fusion in the Lumbosacral Spine
Chapter 56 Lateral Transpsoas Approach/Fusion
Chapter 57 Percutaneous Transsacral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 58 Pars Repair
Chapter 59 Translaminar and Direct Facet Screw Placement
Chapter 60 Interspinous Spacers in the Lumbar Spine
Chapter 61 Lumbar Osteotomy
Chapter 62 Treatment of Lumbar Pseudarthrosis
Chapter 63 Sacroiliac Fixation
Chapter 64 Lumbar Scoliosis
Chapter 65 Pedicle-Based Posterior Dynamic Stabilization
Chapter 66 Posterolateral Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy
Chapter 67 Pedicle Screw Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone
Chapter 68 Provocative Diskography in Spine Surgery
Chapter 69 Computer-Assisted Spine Surgery
Chapter 70 Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
Chapter 71 Spinal Epidural Injections for Lumbar Spinal Radiculopathy Pain