Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques

• Section I Occipital-Cervical JunctionA. Pathology1 Abnormalities of the Craniovertebral Junction2 Rheumatologic and Degenerative Disease of the Craniovertebral Junction3 Tumors of the Occipital-Cervical Junction4 Trauma of the Occipital-Cervical JunctionB. Anterior Approach5 Transoral Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction6 Transoral Odontoidectomy7 Extended Transoral Approaches8 Transoral Closure9 Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Approaches to the Upper Cervical Spine10 Extended Maxillotomy Approach for High Clinical PathologyC. Anterolateral Approach11 Retropharyngeal Approach to the Occipital-Cervical Junction, Part 112 Retropharyngeal Approach to the Occipital-Cervical Junction, Part 2D. Posterior Approach13 Posterior Suboccipital and Upper Cervical Exposure of the Occipital Cervical Junction14 Suboccipital Craniectomy and Cervical Laminectomy for Chiari Malformation15 Occipital-Cervical Encephalocele: Surgical Treatment16 Occipital Plating and Occipital-Cervical Fusion17 Exposure of C1 and C218 Atlantoaxial Wiring and Arthrodesis19 C1-C2 Transarticular Fixation Technique20 C1 Lateral Mass–C2 Pars, Pedicle, and Translaminar Fixation Techniques21 Odontoid Screw PlacementSection II Midcervical SpineA. Pathology22 Congenital Osseous Anomalies of the Mid- to Lower Cervical Spine23 Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease and Cervical Stenosis24 Intramedullary Tumors of the Spinal Cord25 Extramedullary Tumors of the Spinal Cord26 Vertebral Bone Tumors27 Trauma of the Mid- and Lower Cervical SpineB. Anterior Approach28 Cervical Spine: Anterior Approach, Diskectomy, and Corpectomy29 Cervical Arthroplasty30 Transcorporeal Tunnel Approach for Unilateral Cervical RadiculopathyC. Posterior Approach31 Cervical Spine: Posterior Exposure32 Cervical Laminectomy33 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy and Diskectomy34 Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical, Diskectomy, Laminectomy, and Foraminotomy for Stenosis35 Cervical Laminoplasty36 Gardner-Wells Tong or Crown-Halo Reduction for Cervical Facet Dislocations37 Posterior Approach for the Treatment of Locked Cervical Facets38 Subaxial Cervical Lateral Mass Screw Fixation39 Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation40 C7 Pedicle Subtraction OsteotomyD. Combined Anterior-Posterior Approach41 Combined Anterior-Posterior Approach for Complete Vertebral Resection in the Midcervical SpineSection III Cervicothoracic JunctionA. Anterior Approach42 Supraclavicular Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction43 Transmanubrial-Transclavicular and Transsternal Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction44 Cervicothoracic Corpectomy45 Anterior Reconstruction Following Cervicothoracic CorpectomyB. Posterior Approach46 Posterior Cervicothoracic Instrumentation and FusionSection IV Thoracic and Thoracolumbar SpineA. Pathology47 Congenital Abnormalities of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine48 Disk Disease of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine49 Tumors of the Thoracolumbar Spine50 Trauma of the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine51 Thoracic Epidural Abscess and Osteomyelitis52 Vascular Malformations of the SpineB. Antero/Anterolateral Approach53 Open Lateral Transthoracic Approach54 Open Lateral Transthoracic Diskectomy and Vertebrectomy55 Endoscopic Lateral Transthoracic Approach56 Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy57 Endoscopic Lateral Transthoracic Diskectomy and Vertebrectomy58 Lateral Transthoracic and Retropleural MIS Approaches59 Lateral Transthoracic MIS Diskectomy and Vertebrectomy60 Lateral Graft and Plate Reconstruction61 Open Thoracoabdominal Approach62 MIS Thoracoabdominal Approach63 Open Retroperitoneal Approach64 Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion65 Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Vertebrectomy66 Thoracoabdominal/Retroperitoneal Graft and Lateral PlatingC. Posterolateral Approach67 Open Costotransversectomy68 MIS CostotransversectomyD. Posterior Approach69 Thoracic Laminectomy70 Thoracic Laminoplasty71 Transpedicular Thoracic Diskectomy72 Intradural Extramedullary Tumor Resection73 Intramedullary Tumor Resection74 Open Anterolateral Cordotomy75 Commissural Myelotomy76 Thoracic DREZ Operation77 Caudalis DREZ78 Shunt Placement for Syringomyelia79 Posterior Approach and In-Situ Fusion of the Thoracic Spine80 Pedicle Screw Instrumentation of the Thoracic Spine81 Open Scoliosis Correction82 Minimally Invasive Correction of Spinal Deformity83 Minimally Invasive Thoracic Decompression for Multilevel Thoracic PathologySection V Lumbar and Lumbosacral SpineA. Pathology84 Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis in Children85 Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease86 Tumors of the Lumbosacral Spine87 Trauma of the Lumbar Spine and SacrumB. Anterior Approach88 Anterior Approach to the Lumbosacral JunctionC. Anterolateral Approach89 Anterolateral Retroperitoneal Approach to the Lumbosacral SpineD. Posterior Approach90 Open Posterior Lumbar Approach91 Open Posterior Lumbar Foraminotomy92 Open Posterior Lumbar Hemilaminectomy93 Open Posterior Lumbar Microdiskectomy94 Open Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy95 MIS Posterior Lumbar Approach96 MIS Posterior Lumbar Foraminotomy97 MIS Posterior Lumbar Hemilaminectomy98 MIS Posterior Lumbar Diskectomy99 MIS Posterior Lumbar Decompression of Stenosis100 Microdiskectomy for Foraminal or Far Lateral Disc Herniations101 Far Lateral MIS Diskectomy102 Transverse Process Fusion103 Open Placement of Pedicle Screws: Lumbar, Sacral, and Iliac Screws104 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion105 MIS Placement of Pedicle Screws: Lumbar, Sacral, and Iliac Wing Screws106 Lumbar Osteotomies107 Cortical Trajectory Screws108 MIS Facet Screw109 Transacral Approach110 Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks111 Lumboperitoneal Shunt112 Dorsal Rhizotomy of the Lumbosacral Nerve Roots for the Treatment of Spastic Diplegia in Cerebral Palsy Patients113 Resection of Cauda Equina Ependymomas114 Release of the Tethered Spinal Cord115 MIS Release of the Tethered Spinal Cord116 Implantation of Spinal Cord Stimulators117 Placement of an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System118 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty119 Resection of Lumbosacral Lipomas120 Repair of Myelomeningoceles121 Excision of Spinal Congenital Dermal Tract/Dermoid122 Resection of Sacrococcygeal Teratoma123 Surgical Management of Spinal Dysraphism124 Repair of Diastematomyelia125 Sacral Agenesis126 Iliac Crest Bone GraftingSection VI Peripheral NervesA. Pathology of the Brachial Plexus127 Neoplasms of Peripheral Nerves128 Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injuries129 Compressive Lesions of the Peripheral NerveB. Surgery of the Brachial Plexus130 Supraclavicular Approach to Brachial Plexus Surgery131 Infraclavicular Approach to Brachial Plexus Surgery132 Surgical Approach to the Spinal Accessory Nerve133 Surgical Approach to the Axillary Nerve134 Surgical Treatment of the Musculocutaneous Nerve135 Open and Endoscopic Decompression of the Median Nerve136 Decompression of the Ulnar and Radial NerveC. Pathology of the Lumbosacral Plexus137 Trauma to the Lumbosacral Plexus138 Tumors of the Lumbosacral PlexusD. Surgery of the Lumbosacral Plexus139 Approach to the Nerves of the Lower Extremity140 Exposure and Biopsy of the Sural Nerve141 Approach to the Lumbosacral PlexusE. Other Nerves142 The Intercostal Nerves143 Surgical Treatment of Ilioinguinal Neuralgia144 Surgical Treatment of Genitofemoral Neuralgia145 Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve146 Peripheral Nerve Grafting and Harvesting Techniques147 Superficial Peroneal Nerve Biopsy

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