From the Publisher:

This volume, part of the second edition of the classic Neurosurgical Operative Atlas series, presents the latest techniques for managing the full range of spinal and peripheral nerve problems. Each chapter addresses a different surgical procedure, guiding the reader through patient selection, preoperative preparation, anesthetic techniques, patient monitoring, and surgical techniques and outcomes. The authors also discuss common complications and offer tips for how to avoid and manage them. Spine and Peripheral Nerves is ideal for residents to study and for established surgeons seeking a quick refresher in preparation for surgery. Neurosurgeons, orthopedists, and plastic surgeons will benefit from the wealth of information provided in this up-to-date clinical reference.

Highlights:
 

Renowned experts in the field share their clinical insights and extensive experience
 

Concise, step-by-step descriptions enable the reader to rapidly review techniques
 

More than 750 illustrations and images demonstrate key concepts
 

Organized by anatomical location to aid quick reference

Series description:
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Thieme have collaborated to produce the second edition of the acclaimed Neurosurgical Operative Atlas series. Edited by leading experts in the field, the series covers the entire spectrum of neurosurgery in five volumes. In addition to Spine and Peripheral Nerves, the series also features:

Neuro-Oncology, edited by Behnam Badie
Vascular Neurosurgery, edited by R. Loch Macdonald
Functional Neurosurgery, edited by Philip Starr, Nicholas M. Barbaro, and Paul Larson
Pediatric Neurosurgery, edited by James Tait Goodrich

Table of Contents:

Transoral approach to the craniocervical junction
Anteriorlateral approach to the craniocervical junction
Transcondylar approach to the craniocervical junction
Dorsal approach to craniocervical junction
Anterior odontoid screw instrumentation
C1-2 transarticular screw instrumentation
C1 lateral mass fixation
Craniocervical Instrumentation Techniques
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Smith Robinson technique
Anterior cervical corpectomy
Anterior cervical instrumentation
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
Posterior cervical foramenotomy and discectomy
Cervical laminectomy and fusion
Anterior correction of cervical kyphotic deformity
Posterior correction of cervical instability
Cervical Laminoplasty
Posterior cervical wiring techniques
Cervical posterior lateral mass fixation
Cervical Pedicle Screw Instrumentation
Anterior cervical approach to cervicothoracic junction
Posterior Instrumentation Techniques for the Cervicothoracic Junction
Surgical treatment of spinal intradural extramedullary tumors
Surgical treatment of spinal vascular malformations
Management of the vertebral artery during excision of extradural tumors of the cervical spine
Costotransversectomy
Lateral extracavitary approach to the thoracolumbar spine
Lateral parascapular approach to the upper thoracic spine
Retropleural approach to the thoracolumbar spine
Transthoracic thoracic discectomy
Transthoracic resection of vertebral body metastasis
Anterior treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures
Vertebroplasty (Methylmethacrylate augmentation of vertebral body fractures and metastases)
Sublaminar wiring techniques in the thoracolumbar spine
Posterior segmental thoracolumbar instrumentation with hooks and rods
Anterior thoracolumbar instrumentation
Shunting of a posttraumatic syrinx
Surgical treatment of penetrating wounds of the spine
Lumbar hemilaminectomy for excision of a herniated disc
Minimally invasive lumbar discectomy
Surgical treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis
Pedicle subtraction and lumbar extension osteotomy
Surgical considerations for the management of lumbar degenerative disease with multiplanar deformity
Transparaspinal approach to the thoracolumbar spine for the resection of dumbbell peripheral nerve sheath tumors
Surgical treatment of anterior sacral meningocele
Total sacrectomy
Posteriorlateral lumbar spine fusion
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
Transpedicular Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine
Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty
Lumbopelvic instrumentation techniques
Lumbar-peritoneal shunting
Stereotactic-assisted spinal surgery
Carpal tunnel release
Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
Ulnar neurolysis for cubital tunnel syndrome
Subcutaneous ulnar nerve transposition
Submuscular ulnar nerve transposition
Surgical treatment of ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist
Supraclavicular exposure of the brachial plexus
Surgical exposure of peripheral nerves of the upper extremity part 1: Median nerve
Surgical exposure of peripheral nerves of the upper extremity part II: Radial nerve
Surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica
Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity. Part I: Sciatic Nerve and Its Branches (Peroneal and Posterior Tibial Nerves)
Upper thoracic sympathectomy: Posterior midline approach
Upper thoracic sympathectomy: Thoracoscopic approach
Supraclavicular first rib resection and brachial plexus decompression for thoracic outlet syndrome
Selective denervation for spasmodic torticollis
Bridge bypass coaptation for cervical nerve root avulsion
Surgical techniques for peripheral nerve repair
Harvesting techniques of cutaneous nerves for cable graft repair

Author Affiliations:

Christopher Wolfla , M.D. 
Dept. Of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA (Editor)

David K Resnick , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA (Editor)

Arnold H. Menezes , M.D. 
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA (Contributor)

Dennis McDonnell , M.D. 
Neurosurgery Service; Medical College of Georgia; Augusta, GA (Contributor)

Volker K.H. Sonntag , MD, FACS 
Vice Chairman, Division of Neurological Surgery, Director, Residency Program, Chairman, Spine Section, Barrow Neurological Institute, c/o Neuroscience Publications; 350 West Thomas Road; Pheonix, AZ 85013 (Contributor)

Michael Y. Wang , M.D. 
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California-Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Contributor)

Ronald I Apfelbaum , M.D. 
Spine Fellowship Director, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah Medical Hospital; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (Contributor)

Brian Subach , M.D. 
The Virginia Spine Institute, Reston VA, USA (Contributor)

Praveen V. Mummaneni , M.D. 
Emory University, Department of Neurosurgery, Atlanta, GA, USA (Contributor)

Harel Deutsch , M.D. 
Dept. of Neurosurgery, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA (Contributor)

Stephen M. Papadopoulos , M.D. 
Barrow Neurosurgical Institute, Department Of Neurosurgery, Phoenix, AZ, USA (Contributor)

Michael W Groff , M.D. 
Section of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana (Contributor)

R. John Hurlbert , M.D., Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital and Medial Centre, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA (Contributor)

Regis W. Haid Jr. , M.D. 
Atlanta Brain & Spine Care, Atlanta, GA (Contributor)

Charles Branch , Jr., MD 
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Univiversy Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA (Contributor)

Hiroshi Nakagawa , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, Aichi Medical University, Aichi-ken, JAPAN (Contributor)

Paul G Matz , M.D. 
Division of Neurosugery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama (Contributor)

Paul R. Cooper , M.D. 
New York University Medical Center; New York, NY (Contributor)

Joseph T. Alexander , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA (Contributor)

Ziya L. Gokaslan , MD, FACS 
Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA (Contributor)

Ross Moquin , M.D. 
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, BETHESDA, MD, USA (Contributor)

Paul C. McCormick , MD; MPH 
Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA (Contributor)

L. Fernando Gonzalez , M.D. 
Barrow Neurological Institute; St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center; Phoenix, AZ, USA (Contributor)

Robert F. Koos , M.D. 
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgical Research Laboratory, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ (Contributor)

Chandranath Sen , M.D. 
Dept. of Neurosurgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA (Contributor)

Gregory R. Trost , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA (Contributor)

Dennis J. Maiman , M.D., Ph.D. 
Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA (Contributor)

Richard Glenn Fessler , M.D., Ph.D. 
John Harper Seeley Professor and Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, USA (Contributor)

Curtis A. Dickman , MD 
Director of Spinal Research, Associate Chief, Spine Section, Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd., St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (Contributor)

Gregory J. Bennett , M.D. 
Williamsville, New York, USA (Contributor)

Mike Rosner , M.D. 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Department ofNeurosurgery, Washington, DC, USA (Contributor)

Lee R. Guterman , MD PhD 
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, NY, USA (Contributor)

William C. Welch , M.D., F.A.C.S. 
Chief od Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Contributor)

Charles Kuntz IV , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Contributor)

Ehud Mendel , M.D. 
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Spinal Program; Department of Neurosurgery; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX, USA (Contributor)

Edward C. Benzel , M.D. 
Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA (Contributor)

Patrick W. Hitchon , M.D. 
Professor of Neurosurgery , Division of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine; Iowa City, IA, USA (Contributor)

Langston T. Holly , M.D. 
University Of California at Los Angeles, Division Of Neurosurgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Contributor)

Christopher I. Shaffrey , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A. (Contributor)

Steven L Ondra , M.D. 
Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, IL (Contributor)

Steven T. Onesti , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY/DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Contributor)

Ely Ashkenazi , M.D. 
Israel Spine Center, Assuta Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel (Contributor)

K. Stuart Lee , M.D. 
Greenville, North Carolina, USA (Contributor)

Eric J Woodard , M.D. 
Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA & New England Baptist Hospital (Contributor)

Gerald E. Rodts , M.D. 
Emory Clinic; Department of Neurosurgery; Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Contributor)

Fred H. Geisler , M.D., Ph.D. 
Illinois Neuro Spine Center, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL, USA (Contributor)

Kevin T. Foley , M.D. 
Dept of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, (Contributor)

Eric L. Zager , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA, USA (Contributor)

David F. Jimenez , M.D. 
Professor and Director, Center for Neurosurgical Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA (Contributor)

Daniel H. Kim , M.D., F.A.C.S. 
Professor and Director, Spinal Neurosurgery and Reconstructive Peripheral Nerve Surgery,Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Contributor)

Neil J. Naff , M.D. 
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Lutherville, MD, USA (Contributor)

Susan E. Mackinnon , M.D. 
Shoenberg Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA (Contributor)

Terence Myckatyn , M.D. 
Instructor of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA (Contributor)

Robert Spinner , M.D. 
Mayo Clinic; Department of Neurological Surgery; E-6B; Rochester, MN (Contributor)

David G. Kline , M.D. 
Boyd Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans LA, U.S.A. (Contributor)

Marc Eichler , M.D. 
RAPID CITY, SD, USA (Contributor)

Issam Awad , M.D. 
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA (Contributor)

J. Patrick Johnson , M.D. 
Director, Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Contributor)

Robert Tiel , M.D. 
Department of Neurosurgery, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans LA, U.S.A. (Contributor)

Antonio A. F. DeSalles , M.D., Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA (Contributor)

Russell R. Lonser , M.D. 
Surgical Neurology, Bethesda, MD, USA (Contributor)

Rajiv Midha , M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S© 
Professor, Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Contributor)

Margot Mackay , ANSCA, BScAAM 
Professor, Biomedical Communications MScBMC Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Contributor)

Peter Lee , M.D. 
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Contributor)

Cesar Serrano-Almeida , M.D. 
Resident, Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Contributor)

Judith A Murovic , M.D. 
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA (Contributor)

Ajit A Krishnaney , M.D. 
Chief Resident, Dept. of Neursurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA (Contributor)

Michael P. Steinmetz , M.D. 
Chief Resident, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA (Contributor)