Principles and Practice of Spine Surgery

Here's all the practical, essential information needed to diagnose and manage a full range of spinal disorders. Written with the busy practitioner in mind, this brand-new resource provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary spine surgery, focusing on the key information and procedures needed in the day-to-day practice of spine surgery.

Table of Contents:
I. GENERAL 1. Developmental Spinal Anatomy 2. Relevant Surgical Anatomy of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine 3. Relevant Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine 4. Biomechanics of Internal Fixation 5. Biomaterials and Their Application to Spine Surgery 6. The Aging Lumbar Spine: The Pain Generator 7. Invasive Spinal Diagnostics 8. Surgical Neurophysiologic Monitoring 9. Bone Graft and Fusion Enhancing Substances: Practical Applications of Gene Therapy II. METABOLIC BONE DISEASES 10. Treatment of Spinal Deformities in the Setting of Osteoporosis 11. The Non-Operative and Operative Management of Spinal Pathology in the Setting of Paget's Disease 12. Natural History and Surgical Treatment for Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament III. TUMOR/INFECTION 13. Spinal Infections, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis, Epidural Abscess 14. Tuberculous Infections of the Spine 15. Primary Spinal Tumors 16. Metastatic Tumors of the Spine 17. Intradural Intramedullary and Extramedullary Tumors IV. SURGICAL TECHNIQUES 18. Minimally Invasive Techniques of the Cervical Spine 19. Minimally Invasive Techniques of the Thoracic Spine 20. Minimallly Invasive Techniques of the Lumbar Spine Surgery 21. Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Lumbar Spine 22. Posterior Minimally Invasive Techniques 23. Surgical Approaches and Reconstruction of the Sacrum V. DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE 24. Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease 25. Thoracic Degenerative Disc Disease 26. Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to Lumbar Disc Prolapse 27. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Non-operative and Operative Treatment 28. Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: Axial Low Back Pain 29. Prosthetic Vertebral Disc Replacements 30. Interbody Fusion Devices: Biomechanics and Clinical Outcomes VI. TRAUMA 31. Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury 32. Pharmacology and Timing of Surgical Intervention for Spinal Cord Injury 33. Closed Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries 34. Cervical Spine Trauma: Upper and Lower 35. Cervical Spine Injury in the Athlete: Return-to-Play Criteria 36. A. Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine 36. B. Thoracolumbar Trauma: Lower Lumbar Burst Fractures - L3 to L5 37. Sacral Fractures 38. Rehabilitation of the Spinal Cord Injury Patient 39. Soft Tissue Injuries of the Cervical Sppine: Whiplash VII. ADULT DEFORMITY 40. Degenerative and Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Evaluation and Management 41. Adult Deformity: Scoliosis and Saggital Plane Deformities VIII. PEDIATRIC DEFORMITY 42. Pediatric Spondylolisthesis 43. Congenital Deformities of the Spine 44. Thoracoscopic Approach for Pediatric Deformity 45. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 46. Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Surgical Treatment 47. Congenital Intraspinal Abnormalities of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine 48. Skeletal Dysplasia 49. Myelomeningocele: Neurosurgical Perspectives 50. Scheueremann's Disease IX. COMPLICATIONS 51. Management of Iatrogenic Neurologic Loss Due to Spinal Instrumentation 52. A. Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Instrumentation B. Complications of Anterior and Posterior Thoracic and Lumbar Instrumentation 53. Treatment of Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leaks 54. Postlaminectomy Cervical Kyphosis 55. Management of Postoperative Spinal Infections 56. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome X. AFTER TREATMENT 57. Spinal Orthoses 58. Outcome Assessment in Spine Surgery 59. Outpatient Rehabilitation of the Spine Patient

About the Author :
Dr. Vaccaro has served as the president of Rothman Orthopaedics since 2014 and is the Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the recipient of the Leon Wiltse award given for excellence in leadership and clinical research for spine care by the North American Spine Society (NASS) and is the past President of Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), the American Spinal Injury Association and the Association for Collaborative Spine Research. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors. He has over 900 peer-reviewed and 200 non-peer reviewed publications. He has published over 372 book chapters and is the editor of over 63 textbooks and co-editor of OKU-Spine I and editor of OKU-8. Dr. Vaccaro also serves as Co-Director of the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley.