Operative Techniques in Spine Surgery

Derived from Sam W. Wiesel and Todd J. Albert’s four-volume Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, this single-volume resource contains a comprehensive, authoritative review of operative techniques in spine surgery. In one convenient place, you’ll find the entire Spine section, as well as relevant chapters from the Oncology and Pediatrics sections of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Superb full-color illustrations and step-by-step explanations help you master surgical techniques, select the best procedure, avoid complications, and anticipate outcomes. Written by global experts from leading institutions, Operative Techniques in Spine Surgery, Third Edition, clearly demonstrates how to perform the techniques, making this an essential daily resource for residents, fellows, and practitioners.  

• Includes new procedures and comprehensive updates throughout with visually stunning, consistently rendered medical illustrations and intraoperative photographs that present how to perform each technique step by step. 
• Provides new procedural videos and a newly streamlined digital for on-the-go reference. 
• Uses consistent, easy-to-follow chapter templates and extensive bulleted lists and tables for quick reference and review. 
• Discusses each clinical problem using the same concise format: definition, anatomy, physical exams, pathogenesis, natural history, physical findings, imaging and diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management, surgical management, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications. 

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Table of Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Video List

SECTION I Cervical

1. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with and without Instrumentation

2. Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion with Instrumentation

3. Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

4. Cervical Laminoplasty

5. Posterior Cervical Fusion with Instrumentation

6. Occipitocervical and C1–C2 Fusion with Instrumentation

7. Cervical Disc Replacement

8. Cervical Osteotomies for Kyphosis

9. Reduction Techniques for Cervical Fractures and Dislocations

10. Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Laminoforaminotomy

SECTION II Thoracolumbar

11. Lumbar Discectomy

12. Lumbar Decompression

13. Posterolateral Thoracolumbar Fusion with Instrumentation

ANATOMY

14. Transforaminal and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

15. Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvesting

16. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Disc Replacement, and Corpectomy

17. Anterior Thoracic Corpectomy

DEFINITION

18. Lateral Approaches to Interbody Fusion

19. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion

20. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy

21. Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation and Fusion for Trauma

22. Costotransversectomy for Canal Decompression and Anterior Column Reconstruction via a Posterior Approach

SECTION III Oncology

23. En Bloc Resection of Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine

24. Surgical Management of Sacral Tumors

SECTION IV Deformity

25. Adult Scoliosis

26. Posterior Column Osteotomy and Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy

27. Vertebral Column Resection for Severe Rigid Spinal Deformity through an All Posterior Approach

28. Smith-Petersen Osteotomy for the Management of Sagittal Plane Spinal Deformity

29. Sacropelvic Fixation Techniques

SECTION V Complications

30. Management of Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

31. Revision Lumbar Surgery

32. Revision Cervical Surgery

SECTION VI Intradural Surgery

33. Surgical Excision of Intradural Spinal Tumors

SECTION VII Pediatric Spine

34. Release of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

35. Posterior Cervical Arthrodeses: Occiput–C2 and C1–C2

36. Posterior Cervical Fusion with Lateral Mass Screws

37. Posterior Exposure of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

38. Posterior Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis

39. Posterior Osteotomies of the Spine

40. Kyphectomy in Spina Bifida

41. Anterior Interbody Arthrodesis with Instrumentation for Scoliosis

42. Thoracoscopic Release and Fusion for Scoliosis

43. Deformity Correction in Neuromuscular Scoliosis

44. Pelvic Fixation for Neuromuscular Scoliosis

45. Casting for Early-Onset Scoliosis

46. Growing Rod Instrumentation for Early-Onset Scoliosis

47. Hemivertebra Excision

48. Decompression, Posterolateral, and Interbody Fusion for High-Grade Spondylolisthesis

49. Rib to Pelvis Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Insertion to Manage Neuromuscular Scoliosis

50. Opening Wedge Thoracoplasty and Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Insertion for Congenital Scoliosis and Fused Ribs

SECTION VIII Surgical Approaches to the Spine

51. Anterior Cervical Approaches

52. Posterior Cervical Approach

53. Anterior Thoracic Approach

54. Anterior Lumbar Approach

55. Posterior Thoracic and Lumbar Approaches

Exam Table for Spine

Index

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