Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade

Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Spine and Peripheral Nerves presents core surgical procedures in a concise, highly didactic format, enabling surgeons to quickly grasp their essence from the bulleted text and superb illustrations that accompany them. Expert neurosurgeons specializing in the spine and peripheral nerves describe how they perform common procedures and offer surgical tips and pearls.

Ⓐ = Approach-based chapterⓅ = Pathology-based chapterApproaches to the SpineCraniocervical and Atlantoaxial Junctions1 Transoral Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction Ⓐ2 Odontoid Screw Placement Ⓐ3 Occipital Cervical Instrumentation Ⓐ4 C1-C2 Posterior Instrumentation Ⓐ5 C1-C2 Transarticular Screw Fixation Ⓐ6 C1-C2 and Subaxial Posterior Wiring: Sublaminar Technique ⒶAnterior Cervical Approaches7 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Ⓐ8 Cervical Corpectomy Ⓐ9 Cervical Artificial Disk ⒶPosterior Cervical Approaches10 Cervical Laminectomy Ⓐ11 Cervical Laminoforaminotomy Ⓐ12 Posterior Cervical Wiring (Interspinous and Facet Wiring) Ⓐ13 Cervical Lateral Mass Screw Placement Ⓐ14 Cervical Laminoplasty Ⓐ15 Cervicothoracic Junction Approach ⒶThoracic Approaches16 Transthoracic Diskectomy: Anterior ApproachⒶ17 Thoracic Transpedicular/Lateral Costotransversectomy Corpectomy Ⓐ18 Lateral Extracavitary Approach to the Thoracic Spine Ⓐ19 Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement ⒶAnterior Lumbar Approaches20 Approach to Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ⓐ21 Retroperitoneal Approach for Lumbar Corpectomy Ⓐ22 Lumbar Artificial Disk ⒶPosterior Lumbar Approaches23 Lumbar Laminectomy and Laminotomy Ⓐ24 Posterior Lumbar Diskectomy Ⓐ25 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ⓐ26 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ⓐ27 Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Ⓐ28 Surgical Reduction of Spondylolisthesis Ⓐ29 Sacral Iliac Screw Placement Ⓐ30 Sacroiliac Joint Arthrodesis and Fixation Ⓐ31 Dynamic Posterior Lumbar Stabilization Ⓐ32 Interspinous Distraction Device ⒶMinimally Invasive Spine Surgery33 Endoscopic Transcervical Odontoidectomy Ⓐ34 Minimally Invasive Cervical Decompression: Anterior Cervical Microforaminotomy Ⓐ35 Thoracoscopic Approach to the Thoracic Spine Ⓐ36 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Ⓐ37 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiskectomy Ⓐ38 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ⓐ39 Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion Ⓐ40 Transsacral Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ⓐ41 Percutaneous Facet Screws Ⓐ42 Percutaneous Pedicle Screws Ⓐ43 Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Diskectomy Ⓐ44 Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy Ⓐ45 3D Navigation for Pedicle Screw Placement: Image Guidance ⒶSpine by PathologySpine Trauma46 Cervical Jumped Facets Ⓟ47 Cervical Fracture/Dislocation Ⓟ48 Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: Posterior Approach Ⓟ49 Anterior Transthoracic Approach for the Treatment of Vertebral Fractures ⒶSpine Infections50 Spinal Epidural Abscess Ⓟ51 Thoracoscopic Diskectomy and Instrumented Fusion for Thoracic Diskitis and Osteomyelitis Ⓐ52 Primary Reconstruction in Spinal Infection Ⓐ53 C1-C2 Puncture Ⓐ54 Lumbar Puncture/Drain Ⓐ55 Lumboperitoneal Shunt for Coccidiomycosis Meningitis ⓅSpinal Tumors56 Anterolateral Approach to Thoracic Spinal Tumors: Retropleural Corpectomy Ⓐ57 Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Stabilization for Metastatic Spine Tumors Ⓐ58 Total En Bloc Spondylectomy in Tumor Resection Ⓐ59 Intradural Extramedullary Tumors: Spinal Schwannomas Ⓟ60 Extramedullary Tumors: Metastatic Tumor Ⓟ61 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Ependymomas and Astrocytomas Ⓟ62 Radiosurgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease ⒶSpinal Vascular Malformations63 Spinal Arteriovenous Fistulas and Malformations Ⓟ64 Cavernous Malformation of the Spinal Cord Ⓟ65 Endovascular Treatment of Spinal Vascular Lesions Ⓐ66 Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations ⒶSpine Pain / Spasticity Management67 Spinal Cord Stimulation Ⓐ68 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Ischemic Heart Disease Ⓐ69 Placement of Intrathecal Baclofen or Morphine Pump Ⓐ70 Microsurgical DREZotomy for Pain Ⓐ71 Percutaneous Cordotomy Ⓐ72 Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Bladder Emptying after Spinal Cord Injury Ⓐ73 Cervical Facet Joint Injection Ⓐ74 Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections Ⓐ75 Lumbar Diskography Ⓐ76 Lumbar Facet Blocks ⒶPediatric Spine Surgery77 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomies for Children with Cerebral Palsy Ⓐ78 Spinal Dysraphism and Lipomas Ⓟ79 Spinal Dysraphism: Meningocele and Myelomeningocele Ⓟ80 Management of Chiari Malformations and Syringohydromyelia Ⓟ81 Tethered Cord Release in Children ⓅSpecial Topics82 Management of Progressive Posttraumatic Cystic/Myelomalacic Myelopathy (Tethered Cord Syndrome) in the Adult Ⓟ83 Duraplasty Ⓐ84 Surgical Management of Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ⓟ85 Surgical Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis Ⓟ86 Cauda Equina Syndrome Ⓟ87 Arthrodesis: Source and Technique Ⓐ88 Neuromonitoring: Electromyography, Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, and Motor Evoked Potentials ⒶPeripheral Nerves: Upper Extremity89 Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery Ⓟ90 In Situ Decompression of the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow Ⓟ91 Radial Nerve Decompression Ⓐ92 Brachial Plexus Repair Ⓐ93 Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury Repair Ⓟ94 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Ⓟ95 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy Ⓐ96 Thoracoscopic Resection of Paraspinal Tumors ⒶPeripheral Nerves: Lower Extremity97 Exposure of the Sciatic Nerve Ⓐ98 Tibial and Peroneal Nerve Exposure Ⓐ99 Tarsal Tunnel Release Ⓐ100 Femoral and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Exposure Ⓐ101 Sural Nerve Biopsy ⒶPeripheral Nerves: Special Topics102 Muscle Biopsy Ⓐ103 Peripheral Nerve Grafting Ⓐ