Emory's Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery

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Part of the popular Tips and Tricks series, Emory Spine: Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery provides succinct and practical advice acquired from years of expert practice in spine surgery. Led by John M. Rhee, MD from the Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Emory University Spine Fellowship, this visually stunning reference focuses exclusively on detailed descriptions of technical tips and tricks for all aspects of spine surgery. This unique approach will be highly useful to everyone from orthopaedic and neurosurgery spine fellows and residents, to practicing spinal surgeons – anyone who would benefit from exposure to the wisdom that experienced attending surgeons pass on to those who are training or working in this complex field. Presents practical knowledge and insight gleaned from years of experience at Emory University’s renowned spine surgery fellowship program.Takes a unique issue/solution approach, offering up-to-date guidance that can be applied in contemporary surgical practice.Features concise, bulleted text and hundreds of high-quality illustrations detailing the gamut of spine operations, step by stepCovers the entire spectrum of surgeries involving the cervical spine, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine (anterior, posterior, and deformity); as well as cervical and thoracolumbar trauma.Discusses management of complications such as vertebral artery injury, neuromonitoring alerts, and airway management after ACDF/ cricothyroidotomy.Enhance Your eBook Reading ExperienceRead directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contributors Foreword Foreword 2 Emory Spine Fellowship Graduates Preface Acknowledgments Contents Section 1 Cervical Spine 1 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion 2 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion 3 Anterior Cervical Arthroplasty 4 Cervical Laminoplasty 5 Cervical Subaxial Laminectomy, Instrumentation, and Fusion (C3 to Upper Thoracic) 6 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy 7 C1-2 Instrumentation and Fusion 8 Occipitocervical Fixation and Fusion 9 Cervical Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy 10 Posterior-Anterior-Posterior Treatment of Severe Cervical Kyphotic Deformity Section 2 Thoracic Spine 11 Anterior Thoracic Corpectomy and Diskectomy 12 Thoracic Direct Lateral Corpectomy 13 Posterior Thoracic Instrumentation/Fusion 14 Percutaneous Thoracic Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation 15 Costotransversectomy and Lateral Extracavitary Approach 16 Posterior Correction of Scoliosis 17 Vertebral Column Resection Section 3 Lumbar Spine 18 Microdiskectomy 19 Lumbar Laminectomy 20 Posterior Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation 21 Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation 22 Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 23 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 24 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion 25 Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion: Standard and Anterior Column Realignment 26 Lumbar Corpectomy 27 Iliac and S2 Alar-Iliac Screw Fixation 28 Lumbar Posterior Column Osteotomy and Correction 29 Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy Section 4 Trauma 30 Application of Gardner-Wells Tongs, Mayfield Head Holder, and Halo 31 Operative Treatment of Facet Fractures/Dislocations 32 Odontoid Screw Fixation 33 Operative Treatment of Hangman’s Fractures 34 Operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures 35 Sacral Fractures Section 5 Management of Complications 36 Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain 37 Management of Dural Tears 38 Vertebral Artery Injury 39 Neuromonitoring Alert During Spinal Surgery 40 Airway Complications After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion/Cricothyrotomy Index