Contents:

PART II Inflammatory

PART III Degenerative

PART IV Neoplasm

PART V Infection

PART VI Congenital

Index

With more than 80 complex spine surgery cases and its streamlined case example format, this is an ideal clinical reference for the professional practice. The authors outline the patient presentation, radiologic findings, diagnosis, and treatment, followed by a discussion, to help you quickly master the thinking behind planning complicated spinal procedures. Highlights:
Organizes cases in an easy-to-follow manner perfect for the busy practitioner and resident
Covers challenging cases arising from a broad spectrum of causes, including traumatic, inflammatory, neoplastic, infectious, and degenerative
Includes more than 180 images and illustrations, such as MRI and CT scans, myelograms, angiograms, x-rays, and intraoperative photographs
Discusses the technologies pertaining to bone morphogenetic protein and percutaneous spine surgery to help the clinician remain at the forefront of the spine field
Covers surgical treatments of unusual disorders, including Klippel-Feil syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, dysplasia, arachnoiditis, ankylosing hyperostosis of Forestier and Rotes-Querol, thoracic arteriovenous fistula, and achondroplasia
This text is a must for orthopedic surgeons, spine fellows, neurosurgeons, neurologists, pain management specialists, and residents seeking the most up-to-date information and the underlying principles in the most demanding cases in spine surgery. Common terms and phrases: allograft ankylosing approach arthrodesis atlantoaxial autograft Axial MRI bone morphogenetic protein burst fracture C-spine cage canal cervical kyphosis cervical spine cervical x-ray clinical compression fracture computed tomography computed tomography CT congenital cord compression corpectomy decompression deformity diastematomyelia disc herniation discectomy Discussion dural epidural facet FIGURE graft hardware failure infection injury intradural intramedullary intraoperative junction Klippel-Feil syndrome kyphoplasty kyphosis laminectomy lesion listhesis low back pain lumbar interbody fusion lumbar spine lumbar x-ray lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging mechanical low back metastatic multilevel myelogram myelopathy neck pain nerve root neurologic deficit neurologically intact Neurosurg nonunion occipitocervical odontoid fracture osteoporosis pathology pedicle screw fixation pedicle screw fusion percutaneous posterior preoperative Presentation pseudarthrosis radiculopathy reconstruction Recurrent resection resonance imaging MRI risk sacral Sagittal MRI scoliosis spinal cord spine demonstrates spondylolisthesis spondylolysis stenosis subluxation SUGGESTED READING surgical symptoms syrinx tethered thoracic spine thoracolumbar trauma Treatment The patient type II odontoid ventral vertebral body woman