Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine

Dr. Alexander Vaccaro is the Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the recipient of the Leon Wiltse award given for excellence in leadership and clinical research for spine care by the North American Spine Society (NASS) and is the past President of the American Spinal Injury Association and current President of the Association for Collaborative Spine Research. He has over 530 peer reviewed and 195 non-peer reviewed publications. He has published over 300 book chapters and is the editor of over 44 textbooks and co-editor of OKU-Spine I and editor of OKU-8. Dr. Vaccaro is the President of Rothman Institute, Chairman of the department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Co-Director of the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley and Co-Director of Spine Surgery and the Spine Fellowship program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he instructs current fellows and residents in the diagnosis and treatment of various spinal problems and disorders.

Section I.Surgical Anatomy and Approaches A. Craniovertebral Junction and Upper Cervical Spine Chapter 1:Transoral Approach to Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine Chapter 2: Transmaxillary Approach to the Clivus and Upper Cervical Spine Chapter 3: High Cervical Retropharyngeal Approach to the Craniocervical Junction Chapter 4:Posterior and Far-Lateral Approaches to Craniovertebral Junction B. Mid and Lower Cervical Spine Chapter 5:Anterior Approach to Mid-Cervical Spine Chapter 6:Posterior Approach to Mid-Cervical SpineMD C. Cervicothoracic Junction and Thoracic Spine Chapter 7:Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction Chapter 8:Anterolateral Transthoracic Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction Chapter 9:Posterolateral Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction D. Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spines Chapter 10:Thoracoabdominal Approach Chapter 11:Anterior Retroperitoneal Approach to Lumbar Spine Chapter 12:Posterior and Posterolateral Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine E. Lumbar Sacral Junction Chapter 13:Transperitoneal Approaches to the Lumbosacral Junction Chapter 14:Anterior Retroperitoneal Approach Chapter 15:Posterior Sacral Approach to the Sacrum Section II. Degenerative Disease of the Spine A. Cervical Disk Herniation Chapter 16:Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Chapter 17:Anterior Cervical Microforaminotomy Chapter 18:Anterior Cervical Fusion and Instrumentation Techniques Chapter 19:Posterior Keyhole Cervical Foraminotomy B. Cervical Stenosis Chapter 20:Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion Chapter 21:Laminotomy and Laminectomy Chapter 22:Laminoplasty Techniques Chapter 23:Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament C. Thoracic Disk Herniation Chapter 24:Thoracic Discectomy D.Lumbar Disk Herniation Chapter 25:Lumbar Microdiskectomy: Midline Open and Far-lateral Techniques Chapter 26:Percutaneous and Endoscopic Diskectomy E. Lumbar Stenosis Chapter 27:Surgical Anatomy and Operative Techniques of Lumbar Stenosis Chapter 28:Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression F. Lumbar Fusion and Instrumentation Techniques Chapter 29:Transpedicular Screw Fixations Chapter 30:Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions Chapter 31:Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Chapter 32:Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Chapter 33:Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Chapter 34:Spondylolisthesis Reduction Chapter 35:Minimal Access Exposure for Posterior Lumbar Instrumented Fusions: Is There an Easier Way? Section III. Inflammatory Disease Chapter 36:The Trans-Oral Approach for Ventral Cervicomedullary Decompression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Chapter 37:Ankylosing Spondylitis - Posterior Approaches (Osteotomy) to the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in the Management of a Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity Section IV. Spinal Trauma A. Craniovertebral and Cervical Spine Chapter 38:Surgical Therapy for Fractures and Dislocations of the Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine Chapter 39:Burst Fractures of the Cervical Spine Chapter 40:Subaxial Cervical Spinal Injuries and Facet Dislocation Injuries B. Thoracic Spine Chapter 41:Cervicothoracic Junction Fractures Chapter 42:Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures C.Lumbar and Sacral Spine Chapter 43:Lumbar and Sacral Fractures Section V.Spinal Deformity Chapter 44:Anterior Release and Fusion Techniques for Thoracic Scoliosis Chapter 45:Anterior Treatment for Thoracolumbar-Lumbar Scoliosis Chapter 46:Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Lenke 1-6 Curve Types Chapter 47:Surgical Management of Flatback Syndrome Chapter 48:The Surgical Management of Scheuermann's Kyphosis Section VI. Spinal Tumor Chapter 49:Primary Malignant and Benign Tumors of the Spine Chapter 50:Secondary Metastatic Tumors of the Spine Chapter 51:Surgical Technique for Resection of Intradural Tumors Chapter 52:Vascular Lesions of the Spinal Cord Section VII. Spinal Infection Chapter 53:Bacterial, Fungal, and Tuberculosis Discitis and Osteomyelitis of the Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Section VIII. Miscellaneous Chapter 54:Bone Graft Harvesting Techniques