Winner of Association of American Publishers Best Book in Clinical Medicine, 2006 Highly Commended in Surgery by British Medical Association, 2007

Here is complete coverage of state-of-the-art surgical techniques for the spine and peripheral nerves. This atlas engages the full range of approaches -- anterior, antero-lateral, posterior, and postero-lateral -- for operations on peripheral nerves and in every area of the spine.

Each of the seven sections of the atlas opens with in-depth discussion of pathology, etiology and differential diagnosis conveying the underlying scientific principles of diseases and conditions of the spine and peripheral nerves. The authors then present technique-oriented chapters containing step-by-step descriptions of surgical procedures. These chapters delineate the goals, indications, contraindications, anesthesia considerations, positions, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in a concise manner, ideal for the busy practitioner seeking review.

Beautifully illustrated with more than 1,200 images, including 811 full-color drawings, this authoritative text covers all of the critical issues involved in surgeries for the spine and peripheral nerves. It will be an invaluable asset to neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and residents seeking a carefully edited, didactic atlas.

Table of Contents

Section I: Occipitocervical Junction
A. Pathology of the Occipitocervical Junction
1. Abnormalities of the Craniocervical Junction
2. Degenerative and Rheumatologic Diseases of the Occipitocervical Junction
3. Tumors of the Occipitocervical Junction
4. Trauma of the Occipitocervical Junction
B. Anterior Approach
5. Transoral Approach to the Craniocervical Junction: General Principles
6. Transoral Odontoidectomy
7. Transoral Extensive Procedures and Midline Intradural Tumor Resection
8. Transoral Closure
9. Extended Maxillotomy Approach for High Clinical Pathology
C. Anterolateral Approach
10. Retropharyngeal Approach to the Occipitocervical Junction
11. Closure of the Retropharyngeal Approach to the Occipitocervical Junction
D. Posterior Approach
12. Posterior Suboccipital and Upper Cervical Exposure of the Occipitocervical Junction
13. Suboccipital Craniectomy and Cervical Laminectomy for Chiari Malformation
14. Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion and Stabilization Using Bent Titanium Rods and Cables
15. Occipital Cervical Encephaloceles: Surgical Treatment
16. Posterior Atlanto-axial Fusion: Surgical Anatomy and Technique Options
17. C1-C2 Brooks Fusion
E. Postero-lateral Aproach
18. Extreme Lateral Transcondylar Transtubercular Approach to the Anterior Craniocervical Junction
Section II: Mid-cervical Spine
A: Pathology of the Mid-cervical Spine
19. Congenital Osseous Anomalies of the Mid to Lower Cervical Spine
20. Degenerative Disease of the Cervical Spine / Cervical Stenosis
21. Intramedullary Tumors of the Mid and Lower Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord
22. Trauma of the Middle and Lower Cervical Spine
B: Anterior Approach
23. Cervical Spine: Anterior Approach
24. An Anterior Microforaminotomy (Transuncal) Approach to the Cervical Spine
25. Odontoid Screw Placement; Wound Closure of Mid-cervical Incision
C: Posterior Approach
26. Posterior Approaches to the Cervical Spine
27. Cervical Laminectomy
28. Cervical Laminoplasty
29. Posterior Cervical Foramenotomy
30. Posterior Cervical Discectomy
31. Posterior Stabilization Using The Bohlman Triple Wire Technique
32. Posterior Stabilization Using the Titanium Rectangle Technique
33. Posterior Exposure and Release of Locked/Perched Facets
34. Posterior Stabilization Using Lateral Mass Plates
35. Posterior Cervical Spine Stabilization Using Interfacet Wires
36. Posterior Subaxial Cervical Spine Stabilization Using Sublaminar Cables
37. Surgical Management of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
38. Posterior Approach for Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Tumors
Section III: Cervico-thoracic Junction
A: Pathology of the Cervicothoracic Junction
39. Tumors of the Cervicothoracic Junction
B: Anterior Approach
40. Supraclavicular Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction
41. The Transsternal Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction
42. Transmanubrial Transclavicular Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction
43. Vertebrectomy Following Anterior Approaches
44. Anterior Reconstruction Following Decompression via Anterior Approaches
C. Antero-Lateral Approach
45. Anterolateral Transthoracic approach
D: Postero-Lateral Approach
46. Lateral Parascapular Extrapleural Exposure of the Upper Thoracic Spine
Section IV: Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine
A: Pathology of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine
47. Congenital Anomalies of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine
48. Disc Disease of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine
49. Tumors of the Thoracolumbar Spine
50. Trauma of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine
B: Antero/Anterolateral Aproach
51. Lateral Transthoracic Approach to the Spine
52. Thoraco-abdominal Approach and Closure
53. Retroperitoneal Approach and Closure
54. Transthoracic Sympathectomy
55. Transthoracic Discectomy
56. Transthoracic Vertebrectomy
57. Anterolateral Graft and Plate Reconstruction
C: Post-lateral Approach
58. Costotransversectomy
D: Posterior Approach
59. Thoracic Laminectomy
60. Thoracic Laminoplasty
61. Thoracic Epidural Abscess
62. Thoracic Extension Osteotomy
63. Diagnosis & Management of Thoracic Disc Herniation & The Transpedicular Decompression for Thoracic Disc Herniation
64. Spinal AVMs
65. Intradural Extramedullary Tumor Resection in the Thoracic Spine
66. Open Antolateral Cordotomy
67. Commissural Myelotomy
68. The DREZ Operation
69. The Caudalis DREZ
70. Syrinoo- Pleural Shunting
71. Syringo -Subarachnoid Shunting
72. Syringo -Peritoneal Shunting
73. Posterior Approach and In-situ Fusion of the Thoracic Spine
74. Pedicle Screw Instrumentation of the Thoracic Spine
Section V: Lumbar and Lumbosacral Spine
A: Pathology of the Lumbosacral Spine
75. Spondylosisthesis in Children
76. Lumbar Degenerative Disease
77. Tumors of the Lumbar and Lumbosacral Spine
78. Trauma of the Lumbar Spine
B: Anterior Approach
79. Computer-assisted Lumbar-sacral Fusion
80. Anterior Transperitoneal Approach to the Lumbosacral Junction
C: Anterolateral Approach
81. Anterolateral Retroperitoneal Aproach to Lumbosacral Spine
D: Posterior Approach
82. Approach to the Lumbar Spine
83. Lumbar Laminectomy
84. Hemilaminectomy
85. Foraminotomy
86. Microdiscectomy
87. Far Lateral Microdiscectomy
88. Repair of CFS Leak
89. Lumboperitoneal Shunt
90. Rhizotomy of the Lumbosacral Nerve Roots
91. Resection of cauda equina ependymomas
92. Release of the Tethered Spinal Cord
93. Resection of Lumbosacral Lipomas
94. Transverse Process Fusion
95. Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transpedicular Screw Fixation
96. Posterior Fusion with Hook Rod Stabilization
97. Posterior Fusion with Luque Instrumentation
98. Placement of Morphine or Baclofen Pumps
99. Myelomeningocele Repair
100. Excision of a Spinal Congenital Dermal Sinus/Dermoid
101. Resection of Sacro-coccygeal Teratoma
102. Surgical Management of Spinal Dysraphism
103. Repair of Diastamatomyelia
104. Sacral Agenesis
105. Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy of the Lumbosacral Spinal Cord for Spacticity in Cerebral Palsy
106. Iliac Crest Bone Grafting
Section VI: Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures
A: Cervical
107. Cervical Endoscopic Foraminotomy
B: Thoracic
108. Thoracic Endoscopic Sympathectomy
109. Thorascopic Assisted Spinal Surgery
C: Lumbar
110. Lumbar Chemonucleolysis
111.Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Microdiscectomy via a Paramedial Posteolateral Access
112. Foraminal Epidural Endoscopic Discectomy
113. Percutaneous Dorsal Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
114. Retroperitoneal Exposure of the Lumbar Spine
115. Miroendoscopic Disectomy
116. Microendoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Stenosis
117. Microendoscopic Assisted Tranforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
118. Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
Section VII: Peripheral Nerve
A: Pathology of the Brachial Plexus
119. Neoplasms of Peripheral Nerves
120. Evaluation and Treatment of Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injuries
121. Compressive Lesions of the Peripheral Nerve
B: Brachial Plexus
122. Supraclavicular Approach to Brachial Plexus Surgery
123. Infraclavicular Approach to Brachial Plexus Surgery
124. Surgical Approach to the Spinal Accessory Nerve
125. Surgical Approach to the Axillary Nerve
126. The Musculocutaneous Nerve
127. The Median Nerve
128. Radial and Ulnar Nerve
C: Pathology of the Lumbosacral Plexus
129. Trauma to the Lumbrosacral Plexus
130. Tumors of the Lumbrosacral Plexus
D: Lumbosacral Plexus
131. Approach to Nerves of the Lower Extremity
132. Sural Nerve
E: Other Nerves
133. Intercostal Nerve
134. Surgical Management of Ilioionguinal Neuralgia
135. Surgical Management of Genitofemoral Neuralgia
136. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and Intercostal Nerve
137. Nerve Graft Harvesting and Repair Techniques