Written by internationally recognized experts, this book is a comprehensive, practical guide to prevention, recognition, and management of complications in spine surgery. Sections cover the cervical spine and the thoracolumbar/lumbosacral spine and discuss the full range of complications that may be encountered, including those associated with the newest technologies, procedures, and instrumentation. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of problem and presents "how-to" strategies for avoiding and managing the problem in specific surgical procedures. Of special note are the detailed discussions of complications related to instrumentation. Each chapter includes extensive, up-to-date references. More than 150 illustrations complement the text.

Experts in the field of spine surgery review the most current techniques for preventing and managing complications and morbidity. The text is divided into sections on cervical and thoracolumbar surgeries and morbidities, and on miscellaneous disorders, such as percutaneous vertebral augmentation and post-traumatic deformity of the thoracolumbar spine. The topics are organized not only to review complications related to a specific operation or anatomic region, but also to focus on the anatomy related to that complication. Where appropriate, the chapters include descriptions of complications and incidence, discussion of pertinent anatomical considerations related to the complication, and insights from the experts that may be applied to clinical practice.
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Experts in the field of spine surgery review the most current techniques for preventing and managing complications and morbidity. The text is divided into sections on cervical and thoracolumbar surgeries and morbidities, and on miscellaneous disorders, such as percutaneous vertebral augmentation and post-traumatic deformity of the thoracolumbar spine. The topics are organized not only to review complications related to a specific operation or anatomic region, but also to focus on the anatomy related to that complication. Where appropriate, the chapters include descriptions of complications and incidence, discussion of pertinent anatomical considerations related to the complication, and insights from the experts that may be applied to clinical practice. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

CERVICAL SPINE

Anterior/Posterior Cervical Approaches

Jonathan S. Erulkar and Jonathan N. Grauer

Vascular Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery

Brian Kwon and Louis G. Jenis

Dysphagia/Esophageal Injuries

Tsai Tsung-Ting and D. Greg Anderson

Vocal Cord Paralysis After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Daniel R. Fassett and Ronald I. Apfelbaum

Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery

Ashok Biyani and Matthew J. Robon

Postlaminectomy Kyphosis

Steven C. Zeiller and Todd J. Albert

Cervical Pseudarthrosis

Rick B. Delamarter, Ben B. Pradhan and Vikas V. Patel

Anterior/Posterior Cervical Instrumentation

Amir H. Fayyazi and Howard S. An

THORACOLUMBAR/LUMBOSACRAL SPINE

Complications of Anterior and Posterior Open Approaches to the Lumbar Spine

Raj D. Rao and Peeush Singhal

Complications of Open Anterior Instrumentation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Michael W. Peelle and Lawrence G. Lenke

Posterior Instrumentation

Louis G. Jenis

Complications Related to Lumbar Pedicle Screw Instrumentation

Scott G. Tromanhauser and Joel W. Jenné

Neurological Injury in the Lumbar Spine

Mukund Gundanna and Jeffrey C. Wang

Lumbar Pseudarthrosis

S. Tim Yoon and Kai-Jow Tsai

Complications of Lumbosacral and Spinopelvic Fusion

Ali Moshirfar, Frank F. Rand, Louis G. Jenis and Robert J. Banco

Complications of Iliac Crest: Bone Graft Harvesting

David H. Kim, Yoon S. Chun, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Alan S. Hilibrand and Todd J. Albert

MISCELLANEOUS

Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation

Frank M. Phillips

The Management of Complications Associated with Treatment of Post-Traumatic Deformity of the Thoracolumbar Spine

Kern Singh, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Alberto Di Martino and Michael A. Pahl

Perioperative Morbidity

Gerard K. Jeong and Oheneba Boachie-Adjei