Second Edition
edited by Harry N. Herkowitz
The Cervical Spine Surgery Atlas demonstrates the full range of operative techniques for treating cervical spine disorders.
The Cervical Spine Surgery Atlas provides:
- thoroughly illustrated step-by-step instructions on patient preparation
- approaches to the cervical spine
- all current decompression, graft, fixation, and stereotactic techniques
Contents
Surgical Preparation
- Cervical Traction, Positioning, and Braces
- Preoperative and Perianesthetic Considerations
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Approaches to the Cervical Spine
- Approaches to the Cervical Spine: Overview, Exposure, Indications, and Contraindications
- Anterior Upper Cervical Spine Approaches
- Anterior and Anterolateral, Mid and Lower Cervical Spine Approaches: Transverse and Longitudinal
- Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction
- Posterior Approach: Occiput to T1 113
Decompression
- Concepts of Cervical Decompression
- Surgical Exposure and Decompression of the Vertebral Artery
- Anterior Decompression for Radiculopathy
- Posterior Decompression for Radiculopathy: Laminoforaminotomy
- Anterior Decompression for Myelopathy: Multilevel Discectomy
- Anterior Decompression for Myelopathy: Corpectomy
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Posterior Decompression for Myelopathy: Laminoplasty
- Decompression of the Foramen Magnun for Chiari Malformations
- Cervical Spine Tumors
- Surgical Management of Intradural Pathology: Vascular Malformation
- Surgical Approaches for the Resection of Intradural Tumors
Graft Techniques
- Principles of Harvesting Iliac Crest
- Harvest of Fibula Shaft
- Interbody Fusion
- Anterior Strut Grafts: Types of Grafts and Methods of Insertion
- Alternative Methods for Filling Vertebral Body Defects: Carbon Fiber Spacers
- Alternative Methods for Filling Vertebral Body Defects: Ceramics
Methods of Fixation/Stabilization
- Overview of Fixation: Basic Biomechanics
- Anterior Cervical Plating
- Methods of Fixation and Stabilization: Magerl Screws
- Wire Fixation of the Lower Cervical Spine
- Posterior Lateral Mass Plating
- Occipitocervical Fusion
- Cervicothoracic Fixation
- Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation
Index
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