Atlas of Cervical Spine Surgery

Description

To keep up with the explosion of techniques and instrumentation in the field,
ATLAS OF CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY leads you step-by-step through numerous
procedures building to the most sophisticated fusion procedures. Written with
residents, neurosurgeons, and orthopedic sugeons in mind, this title provides a
wealth of clear, well-organized and authoritative information for anyone
practicing spine surgery.
To keep up with the explosion of techniques and instrumentation in the field,
ATLAS OF CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY leads you step-by-step through numerous
procedures building to the most sophisticated fusion procedures. Written with
residents, neurosurgeons, and orthopaedic sugeons in mind, this title provides
a wealth of clear, well-organised and authoritative information for anyone
practicing spine surgery.




Features


Covers conventional techniques such as posterior wiring ?laminectomy ?and
keyhole foraminotomies.
Presents vital information on unusual circumstances physicians may encounter
when treating both the posterior and anterior cervical spine.
Features step-by-step descriptions of specific surgical procedures ranging from
the transoral approach to posterior cervicothoracic fusion.
Includes surgical pearls that make it easy to understand and perform each
procedure.
Discusses common pitfalls that help readers avoid complications and costly
mistakes.
Uses over 400 easy-to-follow illustrations that illuminate each procedure and
display the appropriate instrument used for a given technique.
Provides a consistent chapter organization that puts all the information
readers need right at their fingertips!
And so much more!





Contents
Preface Foreword: Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD Foreword: Richard G. Fessler, MD
Chapter I Bone Graft Techniques: Overview and Philosophy of Arthrodesis Bone
Graft Techniques Common Pitfalls Chapter II Transoral Odontoid Decompression
Operating Room Setup Common Pitfalls Chapter III Anterior Odontoid Screw
Fixation Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter IV Anterior Cervical
Approaches: Exposure and Releasing Techniques Common Pitfalls Chapter V Single-
Level Discectomy Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter VI Multilevel
Discectomy Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter VII Single-Level
Corpectomy Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter VIII Multilevel
Corpectomy Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter IX Special Situations:
Anterior C2-C3 Discectomy Bicortical Purchase for Long-Segment Fixation
Reexploration Considerations Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter X
Positioning and Exposure for Posterior Cervical Approaches Common Pitfalls
Chapter XI Occipital-Cervical Fusion: Loop and Cable Technique Loop and Cable
Technique뾑ccipital-Cervical Fusion: Occiput to C2 Common Pitfalls
Postoperative Results Chapter XII Occipital-Cervical Fusion: Screw and Rod
Technique Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter XIII Transarticular
Screw Fixation Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter XIV Short- and
Long-Segment Lateral Mass Fixation Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results
Chapter XV Posterior Cable Techniques Common Pitfalls Chapter XVII Special
Situations: Posterior C2 Pars and Pedicle Screws C1-C2 Screw Fixation Using C1
Lateral Mass Screws Lower Cervical and Upper Thoracic Pedicle Screw Fixation
Cervicothoracic Fusion Occipital and Cervicothoracic Fusion Reexploration
Considerations Considerations for Combined Anterior-Posterior Cervical Fusion
Common Pitfalls Postoperative Results Chapter XVIII Future Technologies
Prestige LP Articficial Cervical Disc Replacement Postoperative Results Index

Author Information
By Mark McLaughlin, MD, Neuro-Group, P.A., Lawrenceville, NJ; Regis Haid, Jr.,
MD, Atlanta Brain & Spine Care, Atlanta, GA; and Gerald E. Rodts, Jr., MD,
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surge