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Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Instrumentation and Pedicle Screw Augmentation with Vertebral Body Stenting (VBS) in Cases with Unstable Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Fractures
Rapid alleviation of pain and speedy restoration of mobility are the primary treatment goals in this patient collective in order to avoid the risk of development of pneumonia due to long-term immobility or the...
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Overview of the Different Approaches and Different Techniques of the Sacrum and the Sacroiliac Joint
The sacroiliac joint and the sacrum form part of the spinal column. Both structures form the base of the spinal column. The sacroiliac joint is a major interface between the pelvis and the lower extremities. V...
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Electrosurgery
In electrosurgery, a high-frequency (HF) electric current is applied to the biological tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate or fulgurate the tissue. When a current is passed through with the tissue, ...
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Spinal Orthoses
An orthosis is an externally applied device used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal system. Although the potential...
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Definition and Trends of Modern Spinal Surgery
Spine surgery is a field of operative medicine. The spine calls for a variety of different surgical access techniques because of its elongated shape and the varying anatomic situations in its different regions...
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Prophylaxis Against Thromboembolism in Spinal Surgery
Depending on the type and scope of the surgical procedure or of an injury and the resulting immobility, surgical patients face a statistically predictable risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The risk of veno...
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Overview of Surgical Techniques and Implants
Posterior lumbar spine surgery uses various access routes (midline, lateral, far-lateral paracoccygeal) and can employ classic open, miniopen (microscopic or video assisted), or percutaneous access techniques....
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Anterior Transarticular Screw Fixation C1/C2
Anterior transarticular screw fixation is a useful minimally invasive technique for achieving C1–2 stabilization. This chapter describes the anterior transarticular screw fixation of the atlantoaxial joints us...
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Transpedicular Stabilization with Internal Fixation in the Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spine
The preparation of the pedicle requires knowledge of the following points: anatomical structures marking the entry point, pedicle orientation, and desired screw length. Performing an adequate preoperative plan...
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Cervical Tong Extension and the Halo Fixator
The cervical tong (Crutchfield, Gardner–Wells, Vinke) has two slats, which pin the bony skull, in order to perform an extension procedure, such as a luxation of the upper cervical spine, or in preparation for sco...
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Correction of Spondylolisthesis
The goals of surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis are as follows: decompression of neuronal structures, stabilization of spondylolytic instability, reduction of slippage, restoration of the disk height, and...
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Implantation of a Cervical Disc Prosthesis
Anterior cervical decompression and interbody fusion with an internal fixation device (ACDF, or anterior cervical decompression and fusion) has, for some time, been the classic treatment for cervical spondylos...
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Microsurgical Monosegmental Fusion with Internal Fixator and Transforaminal Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
The chapter describes the microsurgical transforaminal interbody fusion about a ipsilateral interbody fusion with one lateral paraspinal approach and about two paraspinal lateral approaches. To allow the surge...
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Percutaneous Interspinal Process Implantation
Interspinous process devices have been designed as an alternative therapy to conservative treatment for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. Interspinous pain arising from Baastrup syndrome (“kissing spine”) c...
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Rod-Screw Stabilization of the Posterior Cervical Spine
Posterior rod-screw systems have a history of successful clinical use. The posterior rod-screw technique, with the screw positioned in the lateral mass or transpedicularly, provides a stable tension band syste...
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Percutaneous Dorsolateral Fusion of the Sacroiliac Joint
SIJ-associated pain is a common occurrence; it presents as pain in the lower back and hip and is difficult to distinguish from other types of pain emanating from the pelvic girdle region. In recent years, perc...
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Percutaneous Iliosacral Screw (ISS) Technique
Percutaneous iliosacral screw (ISS) fixation of unstable posterior pelvic ring injuries especially of sacral fractures has become a common successful treatment method. Iliosacral screw (ISS) fixation is a fluo...
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Surgical Motor Systems in Spinal Surgery
Surgical motor systems are important power tools in microsurgical procedures at the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, whenever preparation and removal of the bone become necessary. Motor systems are surgica...
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Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR)
The indications for use of a VEPTR (Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib) device are complex spine and chest wall abnormalities in paediatric patients causing thoracic insufficiency syndrome and the ina...
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Stabilization of the Thoracic Spine with Internal Fixator
The preparation of the pedicle within the thoracic spine requires precise preoperative planning. The anatomical structures marking the entry point, the pedicle orientation, and diameter must be known prior to ...
