Main description:

This text includes stabilization techniques for the entire spinal column, ranging from the cranio-cervical junction to the pelvis. The information is presented in an easily digestible format that is suitable for those in school or training, yet includes pearls and insight that can be appreciated by even the most seasoned surgeon. The text is divided into major sections based on the anatomical regions of the spine - cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral. An additional section is devoted to related surgical concepts and principles such as spinal biomechanics and bone grafting options. Each chapter has a uniform design including background, indications, patient selection, preoperative considerations, surgical technique, technical pearls, and strategies for complication avoidance. Preoperative and postoperative images and/or illustrations are utilized to highlight the presented information.
Edited by a Neurosurgeon and an Orthopedist and written by leading national and international Neurosurgery and Orthopedic spine experts, Essentials of Spinal Stabilization provides a text which will broadly appeal to all spine care professionals.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Cervical Traction and Reduction Techniques

Tristan B. Fried, Douglas A. Hollern MD, Michael Markowitz, Gregory D. Schroeder MD, Alexander R. Vaccaro MD, PhD, MBA

Chapter 2. Halo Vest Immobilization

Randall J. Hlubek, MD and Nicholas Theodore, MD

Chapter 3. Occipital-Cervical Fusion

Vijay M. Ravindra, MD, MSPH, Robert G. Whitmore, MD, and Zoher Ghogawala, MD

Chapter 4. Anterior Atlantoaxial Fusion

Andrew Z Mo, MD and Darren R Lebl, MD

Chapter 5. Posterior Atlantoaxial Fusion

Oliver Tannous, MD, Naveed Nabizadeh, MD, and R. Todd Allen, MD

Chapter 6. Odontoid Screw Fixation

Mark Benjamin Frenkel, MD, MA and David J. Hart, MD

Chapter 7. Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion

Vincent J. Alentado, MD1; Thomas E. Mroz, MD

Chapter 8. Cervical Art

hroplasty

Jau-Ching Wu, MD, PhD, Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD, and Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD

Chapter 9. Subaxial Posterior Cervical Fusion with Instrumentation

Paul A. Anderson, MD

Chapter 10. Posterior Cervical Subaxial Spine Fixation: Facet Fusion Techniques

Mena Kerolus MD and Vincent Traynelis, MD

Chapter 11. Cervical Laminoplasty

Kevin L. Ju, MD, FeiFei Zhou, MD, and John M. Rhee, MD

Chapter 12. Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Fusion Techniques

Carolina Gesteira Benjamin, MD and Anthony Frempong-Boadu, MD

Chapter 13. Correction of Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis and Cervical Deformity

Melvin C. Makhni, MD, MBA and K. Daniel Riew, MD

Chapter 14. Considerations for Approaches Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction

James S. Harrop, MD and Jeff Wilson, MD

Chapter

15. Ope

n Anterior and Lateral Thoracic Interbody Approaches and Techniques

Hesham Mostafa Zakaria, MD and Victor Chang, MD

Chapter 16. Thoracic Lateral Extracavitary Decompression and Fusion

Christopher D. Witiw, MD and Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD

Chapter 17. Posterior Thoracic Spinal Fixation

Stephen K. Mendenhall, MD and Saad A. Khairi, MD

Chapter 18. Anterior Spinal Column Augmentation Techniques

Ian K. White, MD, Eric Potts, MD, and Jean-Pierre Mobasser, MD

Chapter 19. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion of the Lumbosacral Spine: L3 through the Sacrum

J. Kenneth Burkus, MD

Chapter 20. Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Robert F. Heary, MD and John C. Quinn, MD

Chapter 21. Percutaneous Spinal Fixation

Ken Hsuan-kan Chang, MD, David McCarthy, BS, and Michael Y. Wang, MD, FACS

Chapte

r 22. Lumbar Osteotomy Techniques

Ryan Nazar, MD, Jeffrey Gum, MD, John Dimar, MD, and Mladen Djurasovic, MD

Chapter 23. Repair of Pars Defects and Spondylosis

Michael M. McDowell, MD and Adam S. Kanter, MD, FAANS

Chapter 24. Surgical Management of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Jad G. Khalil, MD, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD, and Richard V. Roberts, MD

Chapter 25. Lumbar Interspinous Devices: Fusion and Motion Sparing

Dean G. Karahalios, MD and Michael J. Musacchio, Jr., MD

Chapter 26. The Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Transpsoas Approach

Jacob Januszewski, MD and Juan S. Uribe, MD

Chapter 27. Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty

Tyler Atkins, MD, Domagoj Coric, MD, James J. Yue, MD, Benjamin J Geddes, MD, and Jason Toy, MD

Chapter 28. Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Fusion Techniques

Luis M. Tumia

lan, MD

Chapter 29. Cortical Bone Screw Fixation

Mark Benjamin Frenkel, MD, Jaclyn.J. Renfrow, MD, and Charles L. Branch Jr., MD

Chapter 30. Lumbosacral and Pelvic Fixation Techniques

Osama N. Kashlan, MD, Kevin S. Chen, MD, and Frank La Marca, MD

Chapter 31. Trans-sacral Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Gohar Majeed, DO, MSc and Farbod Asgarzadie, MD

Chapter 32. Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

Sharon C. Yson MD, Jonathan N. Sembrano MD, and David W. Polly, Jr. MD

Chapter 33. Biomechanical Principles of Spine Stabilization

Alvin Y Chan, BS, Jeffrey P. Mullin, MD, Emily Bennett, MD, Karin Swartz, MD, and Edward C. Benzel, MD

Chapter 34. Bone Grafting and Spinal Fusion Options

Chapter 35. Basic Science of Bone Fusion

Joseph A. Weiner, BS and Wellington K.

Hsu, MD

b>Chapter 36. Principles of Deformity Correction

Josiah N. Orina, MD and Sigurd H. Berven, MD

Chapter 37. Image-Guided Spinal Stabilization

Jang W. Yoon, MD, MS and Eric W. Nottmeier, MD

Chapter 38. Neurophysiological Monitoring During Placement of Spinal Instrumentation

Marc R. Nuwer, MD, PhD