The cervical spine surgery atlas /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2004.
Description:	xii, 434 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Cervical vertebrae -- Surgery -- Atlases. Cervical Vertebrae -- surgery -- atlases. Surgical Procedures, Operative -- methods -- Atlases. Cervical vertebrae -- Surgery. Scientific atlases.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5053602

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Other uniform titles:	Cervical spine.
Other authors / contributors:	Herkowitz, Harry N. Cervical Spine Research Society. Editorial Committee.
ISBN:	0781744350
Notes:	Rev. ed. of: The cervical spine / edited by Henry H. Sherk. c1994. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I. Surgical Preparation
1. Cervical Traction, Positioning, and Braces
2. Preoperative and Perianesthetic Considerations
3. Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Section II. Approaches to the Cervical Spine
4. Approaches to the Cervical Spine: Overview, Exposure, Indications, and Contraindications
5. Anterior Upper Cervical Spine Approaches
6. Anterior and Anterolateral, Mid and Lower Cervical Spine Approaches: Transverse and Longitudinal (C3 to C7)
7. Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction
8. Posterior Approach: Occiput to T1
Section III. Decompression
9. Concepts of Cervical Decompression
10. Surgical Exposure and Decompression of the Vertebral Artery
11. Anterior Decompression for Radiculopathy
12. Posterior Decompression for Radiculopathy: Laminoforaminotomy
13. Anterior Decompression for Myelopathy: Multilevel Discectomy
14. Anterior Decompression for Myelopathy: Corpectomy
15. Cervical Laminectomy
16. Posterior Decompression for Myelopathy: Laminoplasty
17. Decompression of the Foramen Magnum for Chiari Malformations
18. Cervical Spine Tumors
19. Surgical Management of Intradural Pathology: Vascular Malformation
20. Surgical Approaches for the Resection of Intradural Tumors
Section IV. Graft Techniques
21. Principles of Harvesting Iliac Crest
22. Harvest of Fibula Shaft
23. Interbody Fusion
24. Anterior Strut Grafts: Types of Grafts and Methods of Insertion
25. Alternative Methods for Filling Vertebral Body Defects: Carbon Fiber Spacers
26. Alternative Methods for Filling Vertebral Body Defects: Ceramics
Section V. Methods of Fixation/Stabilization
27. Overview of Fixation: Basic Biomechanics
28. Anterior Cervical Plating
29. Methods of Fixation and Stabilization: Magerl Screws
30. Wire Fixation of the Lower Cervical Spine
31. Posterior Lateral Mass Plating
32. Occipitocervical Fusion
33. Cervicothoracic Fixation
34. Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation
Index

The cervical spine surgery atlas /

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