Completely updated and comprehensive reference that distills the basic principles of contemporary spine surgery. Its coverage of both principles and techniques makes it an excellent refresher or daily companion.

The most comprehensive go-to guide

- Reliable, quick reference that distills the most relevant information in spine surgery practice
- Surgical Pearls tap into the insights and experiences of master surgeons
- Common Clinical Questions highlight topics frequently encountered in the operating room and on board exams
- Helpful Appendices put useful information on positioning, selected spinal orthoses, and scales and outcome measures at the busy clinician's fingertips

New
- Chapters on adult degenerative deformity, pediatric scoliosis and radiographic principles of deformity
- Expanded spinal trauma section now includes separate chapters on cervical, thoracolumbar, and sacropelvic injuries

I Anatomy
1 Embryology of the Spine
2 Craniovertebral Junction
3 Cervical Spine
4 Thoracic Spine
5 Lumbar Spine
6 Sacral–Iliac Spine
II Clinical Spine Surgery
7 Physical Examination
8 Spinal Imaging
9 Radiation Exposure in Spine Surgery
10 Electrodiagnostic Testing in Spine Surgery
11 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery
12 Bedside Procedures
13 Pharmacology
14 Radiation Therapy in Spine Surgery
15 Spinal Radiosurgery Therapy
16 Spinal Navigation
17 Spine Biologics
III Spinal Pathology
18 Congenital Anomalies
19 Cervical Trauma
20 Thoracolumbar Trauma
21 Sacropelvic Trauma
22 Infection
23 Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Tumors
24 Cervical and Thoracic Spine Degenerative Disease
25 Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease
26 Congenital and Neuromuscular Scoliosis
27 Scheuermann's Kyphosis
28 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
29 Adult Degenerative Deformity
30 Radiographic Parameters of Spinal Deformity
31 Vascular Pathology of the Spine
32 Spondyloarthropathies
33 Spinal Emergencies
IV Surgical Techniques
34 Occipitocervical Fusion
35 Chiari I Decompression
36 Transoral Odontoidectomy
37 C1–C2 Techniques
38 Direct Fixation of Odontoid Fractures
39 Cervical Arthroplasty
40 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy
41 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy
42 Cervical Laminectomy with and without Fusion
43 Cervical Laminoplasty
44 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
45 Cervical Open Reduction Techniques: Anterior and Posterior Approaches
46 Anterior Cervical–Thoracic Junction Technique
47 Freehand Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement Technique
48 Transpedicular Approach
49 Costotransversectomy
50 Lateral Extracavitary Approach
51 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy/Smith-Petersen Osteotomy
52 Thoracoscopic Approaches to the Spine
53 Lateral Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine
54 Open and Minimally Invasive Spinal Lumbar Microdiskectomy
55 Lumbar Foraminotomy
56 Posterolateral Endoscopic Diskectomy
57 Lumbar Laminectomy
58 Posterior and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
59 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
60 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement
61 Minimally Invasive Lateral Retroperitoneal Transpsoas Interbody Fusion
62 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
63 Facet Screw Fixation/Fusion
64 Interspinous Process Decompression
65 Lumbar Arthroplasty
66 Lumbosacroiliac Fixation
67 Iliosacral Percutaneous Fixation (Iliosacral Screws)
68 Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
69 Sacrectomy
70 Vertebral Body Augmentation
71 Spinal Cord Tumor Resection
72 Surgical Resection of Spinal Vascular Lesions
Appendices
I Positioning
II Selected Spinal Orthoses
III Outcome Scales