Spine surgery has increasingly become a surgical field of its own, with a distinct body of knowledge. This easy-to-use book, written by acknowledged experts, is designed to meet the practical needs of the novice and the busy resident by providing essential information on spine pathology, diagnostic evaluation, surgical procedures, and other treatments. After an opening general section, degenerative spinal disease, pediatric spine conditions, spine trauma, spine tumors, infections, inflammatory disorders, and metabolic conditions are all discussed in more depth. Alongside description and evaluation of surgical options, important background information is included on pathology, presentation, diagnosis, and nonsurgical treatments. Potential complications of surgery are also carefully considered. Spine Surgery Basics will be an invaluable aid for all who are embarking on a career in spinal surgery or require a ready reference that can be consulted during everyday practice.

General: Anatomy

Physical Exam: Cervical
Physical Exam: Lumbosacral
Imaging Basics (basics of anatomy on radiographic imaging plus bone scans, DEXA, etc.)
Diagnostic Evaluations (injections, EMG, etc)
General Surgical Principles (guidelines for informed consent, patient positioning for surgery, equipment needed, post operative considerations)
Surgical Approaches
Cervical and Thoracic Instrumentation
Lumbar and Lumbosacral Instrumentation
Bone graft and Bone Substitute Biology
Neuromonitoring. Degenerative Spine: Cervical Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy
Cervical Stenosis and Myelopathy
Thoracic Disc Herniation
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis and Isthmic spondylolisthesis
Degenerative Disc Disease with and without Facet Arthritis
Degenerative Spinal Scoliosis/Deformity. Pediatric Spine: Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Congenital
Spondylolysis and Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis and Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Occipital and Upper cervical spine (Occ-C2)
Sub-axial cervical spine (C2-C7)
Thoracolumbar spine (T1-L2)
Low lumbar spine (L3-L5)
Sacral spine and pelvis
Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Tumor, Infection, Inflammatory and Metabolic Conditions: Primary spine tumors
Primary spine tumors
Metastatic spine tumors
Primary spine infections
Intradural spine tumors
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis and DISH
Osteoporosis

and the Aging Spine. Complications: Postoperative Infection
Dural tear
Neurological injury
Pseudarthrosis/Nonunion
Pseudarthrosis/Nonunion
Medical complications (VTE, Pneumonia, Cardiac Disease, Mortality).