Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade

? = Approach-based chapter
? = Pathology-based chapter
Approaches to the Spine
Craniocervical and Atlantoaxial Junctions
1 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 Approaches
7 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion ?
8 Cervical Corpectomy ?
9 Cervical Artificial Disk ?
Posterior Cervical Approaches
10 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 Approaches
16 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 Approaches
20 Approach to Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ?
21 Retroperitoneal Approach for Lumbar Corpectomy ?
22 Lumbar Artificial Disk ?
Posterior Lumbar Approaches
23 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 Surgery
33 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 Pathology
Spine Trauma
46 Cervical Jumped Facets ?
47 Cervical Fracture/Dislocation ?
48 Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: Posterior Approach ?
49 Anterior Transthoracic Approach for the Treatment of Vertebral Fractures ?
Spine Infections
50 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 Tumors
56 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 Malformations
63 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 Management
67 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 Surgery
77 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 Topics
82 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 Extremity
89 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 Extremity
97 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 Topics
102 Muscle Biopsy ?
103 Peripheral Nerve Grafting ?