Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy (eBook)

Michael G. KaiserThe Neurological Institute Columbia University   New York, NYUSARegis W. HaidAtlanta Brain and Spine CareAtlanta, GEUSAChristopher I. ShaffreyUniversity of Virginia Health SystemCharlottesville, VAUSAMicheal G. FehlingsDepartment of Surgery and Spine ProgramUniversity of TorontoDivision of NeurosurgeryToronto Western HospitalToronto, OntarioCanada

Part I The BasicsFunctional Anatomy of the Spinal CordCervical Spine BiomechanicsCervical Alignment and Sagittal BalanceDegenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Spectrum of Degenerative SpondylopathiesPathobiology of Cervical Radiculopathy and MyelopathyNatural History of Cervical Degenerative DisordersPart II Evaluation and Diagnosis of Cervical Spondylotic DisordersFundamentals of Cervical Neurological ExamClinical Assessment ToolsRadiographic ModalitiesAlternative Diagnostic ToolsPart III Surgical Decision-MakingFailure of Nonoperative ManagementTiming of Operative InterventionSurgical Approach Decision-MakingUtility of Intraoperative NeuromonitoringFactors Predictive of Operative OutcomeThe Cost-Effectiveness of Various Surgical Procedures in the Cervical SpineAn Overview of Various Surgical ApproachesPart IV Motion Preservation Surgery for Cervical Degenerative DisordersPosterior Laminoforaminotomy for RadiculopathyCervical LaminoplastyCervical Disc ArthroplastyMIS Approaches for Cervical Spondylotic DiseasePart V Fusion Techniques for Cervical Degenerative DisordersDegenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy: Treatment Approaches and Options—Anterior Cervical Discectomy and FusionAnterior Cervical CorpectomyMultilevel ACDF Versus CorpectomyOptions for Interbody GraftingAnterior Fixation PlatingCervical Laminectomy and FusionBiological Enhancers of FusionPart VI Challenges of Cervical FixationOccipitocervical StabilizationAlternative Means of Posterior Cervical StabilizationAtlantoaxial StabilizationReconstructive Procedures in the Osteoporotic PatientThe Cervicothoracic JunctionOsteotomy for Cervical Kyphosis.