Instructional Course Lectures. Spine 2

Sections include:

• Spinal Trauma
• Pediatric Spinal Deformity
• Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Adult Spinal Deformity
• Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy
• Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis
• The Geriatric Spine
• Advanced Surgical Techniques
• Degenerative Cervical Disorders
• Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery

Table of Contents

Section #1 Spinal Trauma
Section Editor: Mitchel B. Harris, MD

• Chapter 1 Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries: Recognition and Treatment
• Chapter 2 Emergency Evaluation, Imaging, and Classification of Thoracolumbar Injuries
• Chapter 3 Nonsurgical Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures
• Chapter 4 Surgical Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures

Section #2 Pediatric Spinal Deformity
Section Editor: Daniel Hedequist, MD

• Chapter 5 Kyphosis of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine the Pediatric Patient: Normal Sagittal Parameters and Scope of the Problem
• Chapter 6 Nonsurgical Treatment of Kyphosis
• Chapter 7 Kyphosis of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine in the Pediatric Patient: Surgical Treatment
• Chapter 8 Kyphosis of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine in the Pediatric Patient: Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Complications

Section #3 Adolescent Scoliosis
Section Editor: Jeffrey Shilt, MD

• Chapter 9 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Etiology, Anatomy, Natural History, and Bracing
• Chapter 10 Lenke Classification System of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Treatment Recommendations
• Chapter 11 The Use of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Section #4 Adult Spinal Deformity
Section Editor: Serena Hu, MD

• Chapter 12 Causes of Sagittal Spinal Imbalance and Assessment of the Extent of Needed Correction
• Chapter 13 Smith-Petersen Osteotomy of the Spine
• Chapter 14 Role and Technique of Eggshell Osteotomies and Vertebral Column Resections in the Treatment of Fixed Sagittal Imbalance

Section #5 Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy
Section Editor: Christopher Bono, MD

• Chapter 15 Nonsurgical Management of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Disk Degeneration
• Chapter 16 Lumbar Arthrodesis for Degenerative Conditions
• Chapter 17 Radiculopathy and the Herniated Lumbar Disk: Controversies Regarding Pathophysiology and Management
• Chapter 18 Spondylolisthesis and Spondylolysis

Section #6 Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis
Section Editor: Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD

• Chapter 19 The Pathophysiology and Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Chapter 20 Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Indications for Arthrodesis and Spinal Instrumentation
• Chapter 21 Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated With Adult Scoliosis

Section #7 Geriatric Spine
Section Editor: Raj Rao, MD

• Chapter 22 Spine Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disease in Elderly and Osteoporotic Patients
• Chapter 23 Minimally Invasive Techniques for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

Section #8 Advanced Surgical Techniques
Section Editor: John Rhee, MD

• Chapter 24 Contemporary Posterior Occipital Fixation
• Chapter 25 C1 Lateral Screws and C2 Pedicle/Pars Screws
• Chapter 26 Pedicle Screw Fixation (T1, T2, and T3)
• Chapter 27 Image Guidance in Spinal Surgery
• Chapter 28 The Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Lumbar Spine Surgery

Section #9 Cervical Degenerative Disorders
Section Editors: Jonathan Graurer, MD and Shawn Hermenau

• Chapter 29 Degenerative Cervical Spondylosis: Clinical Symptoms, Pathogenesis, and Management
• Chapter 30 Update on Cervical Artificial Disk Replacement
• Chapter 31 Prevention, Identification, and Treatment for Inadequate Decompression of the Cervical Spine

Section #10 Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery
Section Editors: Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD and Jeffrey A. Rihn, MD

• Chapter 32 Dysphonia, Dysphagia, and Esophageal Injuries After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
• Chapter 33 Adjacent Segment Disease After Cervical Spine Fusion
• Chapter 34 Vertebral Artery Injury in Cervical Spine Surgery