Surgical Atlas of Spine

1. Cervical Spine

Craniovertebral junction and upper cervical approach
1. Surgical Anatomy of Craniovertebral Junction (CVJ) and Upper Cervical Spine 3
2. Transoral Approach 11
3. Transmaxillary Approach to the Clivus and Upper Cervical Spine 19
4. The retropharyngeal Approach to Upper Cervical Spine (High Cervical Retropharyngeal Approach) 29
5. The posterior and Far-Lateral approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction and Cervical Lateral Approach 43

Middle and low cervical approach
6. Surgical Anatomy of the Middle and Lower Cervical Spine 49
7. Anterior Approach to the Middle and Lower Cervical Spine 63
8. Posterior Approach to Middle and Low Cervical Spine 69

Degenerative and congenital cervical disease
9. Cervical Anterior Diskectomy 73
10. Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion 83
11. Anterior Cervical Microforaminotomy 89
12. Arnold-Chiari Malformation 97
13. Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy, Key Hole Foraminotomy 107
14. Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty 113
15. Basic Surgical Technique of Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy (PECD) 121

Fixation of craniocervical junction and cervical spine
16. Non-operative Fixation 125
17. Pedicle Screw, Lateral Mass Screw, Interspinous Wiring 129
18. Occipitocervical Fusion 137
19. Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation 149
20. C1-2 Fusion 155


2. Cervicothoracic Junction and Thoracic Spine

Cervicothoracic junction
21. Cervicothoracic Junction Anatomy 165
22. Anterior Approach to the Cervicothoracic Spine 171
23. Anterolateral Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction 175

Middle, low thoracic and thoracolumbar junction
24. Surgical Anatomy 185
25. Anterior Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Approaches 191
26. Posterior Approaches to Middle or Lower Thoracic Spine 205
27. Posterolateral Approaches to the Middle, Low Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Junction 215

Degenerative thoracic disease
28. Discectomy after Posterior and Posterolateral Approach 227
29. Discectomy following Anterolateral Thoracotomy (open / mini-open TTA) 233
30. Thoracoscopic discectomy and fusion 241

Fixation of thoracic and thoracolumbar junction
31. Fixation of the Thoracic Thoracolumbar Junction - Anterior fixation 251
32. Posterior Fixation 259


3. Lumbosacral Spine

Lumbar spine
33. Surgical Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine 267
34. Anterior Approach of the Lumbar Spine 277
35. Posterior Approach to the Lumbar Spine 291

Sacral spine
36. Surgical Anatomy of the Sacrum 295
37. Anterior Approaches to the Sacrum 301
38. Posterior Approaches to the Sacrum 309

Degenerative lumbar disease
39. Percutaneous Approaches to Lumbar Disc 321
40. The Midline Approach for Lumbar Discectomy 327
41. Discectomy Following the Paramedian Approach 335
42. Degenerative Lumbar Disease Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis 341
43. Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy 351
44. Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) 359
45. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Total Disc Replacement 365
46. Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 373
47. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion 377

Fixation of lumbar and sacral spine
48. Fixation of the Lumbar and Sacral Spine: Anterior Fixation 395
49. Posterior Fixation of the Lumbar and Sacral Spine 405


4. Spinal Deformity

50. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 419
51. Posterior Smith Petersen Osteotomy, Pedicle Subtraction, and Vertebral Column Resection Osteotomy Techniques 435


5. Tumors, Vascular Malformations, and Related Lesions

52. Primary Bony and Metastatic Spinal Tumor 447
53. Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor 459
54. Surgical Technique for Resection of IDEM 465
55. Spinal Vascular Malformations 473


6. Others

56. Spinal Cord Stimulation 483
57. Bone Graft Harvesting 489
58. Operation for Rare Diseases 495
59. Balloon Kyphoplasty 521


Index 527