Contents:

Anterior Cervical Approach

Posterior Cervical Approach

Anterior Approach

Posterior Approach

Adjacent Level Degeneration

Anterior versus Posterior Approaches

Primary Osseous Tumors of the Cervical Spine

Metastatic Tumors of the Cervical Spine

Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations

Cervical Burst Fracture

Cervical Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Cervical Fractures in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis

Odontoid Fracture Nonunion

Craniocervical Injuries

Postlaminectomy Kyphosis

KlippelFeil Syndrome

Intramedullary and Extramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors

OcciputC1C2

Cervicothoracic Osteotomy

Cervical Epidural Abscess

Central Cord Syndrome

Syringomyelia

MotionSparing Technology

Minimally Invasive Techniques

Cervical Spine Surgery Challenges: Diagnosis and Management is a practical reference for surgeons treating patients with the full range of cervical spine disorders, including degenerative spine conditions, neoplasms, inflammatory conditions, infectious conditions, trauma, and deformities. Leading experts in the field of spine surgery present their clinical expertise, providing concise descriptions of the clinical presentation, history and examination, imaging, diagnosis, indications, preferred method of treatment, alternate treatment options, postoperative management, and complications.Highlights:
Case-based format rapidly orients readers to key clinical information
Comprehensive coverage of various approaches enables readers to select the best method of surgical intervention
Descriptions of common complications and pitfalls provide important recommendations for avoiding errors and improving surgical outcomes
Practical information on state-of-the-art techniques including minimally invasive surgery and motion-sparing technology
175 illustrations and images demonstrate important concepts
This is a must-have reference for all orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, spine surgeons, residents, and fellows seeking the current best practices in cervical spine surgery. Common terms and phrases: ACDF ankylosing ankylosing spondylitis approach arthrodesis associated atlantoaxial axial bilateral biomechanical biopsy bone graft Bone Joint Surg central cord syndrome cervical collar cervical fusion cervical spine cervical spondylosis Clin clinical complications compression corpectomy craniocervical decompression Department of Orthopaedic diagnosis disease diskectomy dislocations dorsal epidural abscess excision facet flexion follow-up fusion rates halo vest herniation immobilization infection instability intradural intraoperative Klippel-Feil Klippel-Feil syndrome kyphosis kyphotic deformity lamina laminectomy laminoplasty lateral mass screws lateral radiograph lesions lumbar magnetic resonance imaging ment multilevel myelopathy neck pain nerve root neurological deficit Neurosurg Neurosurgery odontoid fractures OPLL Orthop osteotomy patients pedicle screws postoperative preoperative pseudarthrosis radiculopathy radiographs Radiological reported resection rheumatoid risk Sagittal scan screw fixation sion spinal cord injury spondylitis spondyloptosis spondylotic stabilization Stenosis subluxation Surgical Management symptoms syndrome technique therapy thoracic tients tion traction trauma treatment tumors upper cervical vertebral artery vertebral body vical