Surgery of the Spine and Spinal Cord

Part I. General Considerations

1. Why Another Book on Spine Surgery?
Erik Van de Kelft

2. Evolution of the Vertebral Column
Kristiaan D’Août

3. Cell Regeneration: Current Knowledge and Evolutions
Jasper Hoorick, Hugo Thienpont, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Vlierberghe

4. Fundamental Concepts in Evidence-Based Medicine
Patricia Larouche, Agnes d’Entremont, George Thompson, Kishore Mulpuri

5. Where Is the Evidence? Best Practice in Spine Surgery
Wim Biesen

Part II. Cervical Spine

6. A Concise Introduction to the Imaging of the Cervical Spine
Bruno Potter, Lukasz Augsburg, Ken Carpentier, Paul M. Parizel

7. Rheumatoid Degenerative Instability of the C1–C2 Joints and Symptomatic Os Odontoideum: Transoral Approach
Ricky Kalra, Meic H. Schmidt

8. Posterior Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction in Nontraumatic Instability
Michael Winking

9. Cervical Spondylothic Myelopathy: Multilevel Anterior Diskectomy/Corporectomy and Arthrodesis
Jean-Claude Cajot, Michaël Bruneau

10. Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty as Treatment of Spinal Stenosis
Kai-Michael Scheufler, Daniela Diesing

11. Laminoplasty as Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Manish K. Kasliwal, Vincent C. Traynelis

12. Anterior Cervical Decompression and Arthrodesis/Arthroplasty
Manish K. Kasliwal, Vincent C. Traynelis

13. Syringomyelia
Adam Prince, Jeffrey P. Mullin, Edward C. Benzel

14. Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
Christopher Brenke, Kirsten Schmieder

15. Rod-Screw Stabilization of the Posterior Cervical Spine
Jau-Ching Wu, Tsung-Hsi Tu

Part III. Thoracic Spine

16. Posterior Thoracolumbar Fixation: Overview of Implants and Surgical Techniques
Paulo Tadeu Maia Cavali

17. Pedicular Screw Fixation of the Thoracic Spine: Freehand Versus 3D Image-Guided Techniques
Paulo Tadeu Maia Cavali

18. Thoracic Disk Herniation: Endoscopic Resection
Daniel Rosenthal, Ingrid Preissl, Roque Fernandez

19. Endoscopic Resection of Thoracic Disk Herniations
Erwin M. J. Cornips

20. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Jérôme Sales de Gauzy, Franck Accadbled

Part IV. Lumbar Spine

21. A Concise Introduction to the Imaging of the Lumbar Spine
Ken Carpentier, Lukasz Augsburg, Bruno Potter, Johan W. M. Goethem, Paul M. Parizel

22. A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Understanding of Chronic Low Back Pain, Based on Its Pathophysiology
Gerbrand J. Groen, Uli H. Beese, Erik Van de Kelft, Rob J. M. Groen

23. Chronic Low Back Pain
Edward C. Benzel, Erik Van de Kelft, Judith Scheman

24. Pain Origin and Mechanisms in Low Back Pain
Helena Brisby

25. Appropriateness of Imaging in Chronic Low Back Pain
Amir Qaseem, Erik Van de Kelft

26. Advanced Intraoperative Imaging Techniques and Navigation in Spine Surgery
Richard J. Mannion

27. Herniated Lumbar Disk Evaluation and Surgical Management
Erik Van de Kelft

28. Lumbar Disk Herniation: Endoscopic and Microsurgical Treatment
Lee A. Tan, Carter S. Gerard, Laura A. Snyder, Richard G. Fessler

29. Extraforaminal Lumbar Disk Herniations
Erik Van de Kelft, Frederic Martens

30. Medical Imaging of the Lumbar Facet Joint
Marguerite Faure, Jef Huyskens, Johan W. M. Goethem, Kristoff Muylle, Caroline Venstermans, Luc Hauwe, Frank Belder, Koen Melis, Frank Ramon, Paul M. Parizel

31. Surgery of the Lumbar Facet Joints
Erik Van de Kelft

32. Lumbar Laminectomy: Classical Versus Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique
Richard Assaker

33. Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Antonio A. Faundez, Jean-Charles Huec

34. Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS) for Lumbar Instability
Kai-Michael Scheufler, Daniela Diesing

35. Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Due to Isthmic Lysis
Julien Rigal, Nicolas Plais, Antonio Faundez, Jean-Charles Huec

36. Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty
Frédéric Schils, Patrick Fransen

37. Neurostimulation for the Management of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Jean Pierre Buyten

Part V. Sagittal Balance of the Spine

38. The Importance of Restoring the Sagittal Balance in Small and Large Stabilization Procedures of the Spine
Cédric Barrey, Pierre Roussouly, Gilles Perrin, Jean-Charles Huec

39. The Behavior and Balance of Our Upright Spine is Defined by Spino-Pelvic Parameters
Pierre Roussouly

40. Preoperative Planning and Patient-Specific Rods for Surgical Treatment of Thoracolumbar Sagittal Imbalance
Vincent Fiere, Xavier Armoiry, Jean Marc Vital, Virginie Lafage, Julien Berthiller, Céderic Barrey

Part VI. Spine Tumors

41. Surgical Management of Metastatic Tumors of the Spine
Khalid M. I. Salem, Charles G. Fisher

42. Schwannomas of the Cervical Spine
Bernard George, Michaël Bruneau

43. Meningiomas of the Craniocervical Junction
Michaël Bruneau, Bernard George

44. Primary Intramedullary Tumors
Michaël Bruneau, Mattéo Riva, Jacques Brotchi

45. Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Thoracolumbar Spine: Total En Bloc Spondylectomy
Tobias A. Mattei, Allison R. Teles, Ehud Mendel

46. Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Thoracic Spine: En Bloc Spondylectomy for Tumor Resection
Thomas Kosztowski, Mohamad Bydon, Jean-Paul Wolinsky, Ziya L. Gokaslan

47. Spinal Meningiomas
Michaël Bruneau, Mattéo Riva, Jacques Brotchi

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pain Medicine