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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 Table of Contents Continuing Medical Education Credit Information and Objectives Continuing Medical Education Disclosure Series Foreword Robert Maciunas, M.D Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Section I Cervical Spine A. Craniocervical Junction—Decompression Chapter 1 Transoral Surgery for Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities Arnold H. Menezes Chapter 2 High Anterior Cervical, Retropharyngeal Approach to the Ventral Craniocervical Junction and Upper Cervical Spine John R. Vender, Andy Rekito, and Dennis E. McDonnell Chapter 3 Transcondylar Approach to the Craniocervical Junction  L. Fernando Gonzalez, Robert F. Spetzler, and Volker K. H. Sonntag Chapter 4 Dorsal Approach to the Craniocervical Junction  Michael Y. Wang B. Craniocervical Junction—Fusion/Instrumentation Chapter 5 Anterior Odontoid Screw Instrumentation  Ronald I. Apfelbaum Chapter 6 C1-2 Transarticular Screw Instrumentation Brian R. Subach and Thomas C. Schuler Chapter 7 C1 Lateral Mass Fixation Praveen V. Mummaneni, Valli P. Mummaneni, Regis W. Haid, and Gerald E. Rodts Chapter 8 Craniocervical Instrumentation Techniques Harel Deutsch C. Subaxial Cervical Spine—Anterior Decompression Chapter 9 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Stephen M. Papadopoulos Chapter 10 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy John Sandin and Josh Medow D. Subaxial Cervical Spine—Anterior Fusion/Instrumentation Chapter 11 Anterior Cervical Instrumentation Stephan J. DuPlessis and R. John Hurlbert Chapter 12 Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Jeremy C. Wang and Regis W. Haid E. Subaxial Cervical Spine—Posterior Decompression Chapter 13 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy and Diskectomy Daniel K. Resnick Chapter 14 Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion Andrea F. Douglas and Anthony K. Frempong-Boadu Chapter 15 Posterior Correction of Cervical Postlaminectomy Instability Paul K. Kim and Charles L. Branch Jr. Chapter 16 Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty Hiroshi Nakagawa, Junichi Mizuno, and Yukoh Ohara F. Subaxial Cervical Spine—Posterior Fusion/Instrumentation Chapter 17 Posterior Cervical Wiring Techniques Paul G. Matz Chapter 18 Cervical Posterior Lateral Mass Fixation Paul R. Cooper Chapter 19 Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Bryan B. Barnes and Joseph T. Alexander G. Cervicothoracic Junction Chapter 20 “Trap Door” Exposure of the Cervicothoracic Junction Ziya L. Gokaslan, Carlos A. Bagley, and Garrett L. Walsh Chapter 21 Posterior Instrumentation Techniques for the Cervicothoracic Junction Ross R. Moquin H. Special Topics Chapter 22 Surgical Treatment of Spinal Intradural Extramedullary Tumors Peter D. Angevine and Paul C. McCormick Chapter 23 Surgical Technique for Resection of Vascular Malformations within the Spinal Cord L. Fernando Gonzalez and Robert F. Spetzler Chapter 24 Management of the Vertebral Artery During Excision of Extradural Tumors of the Cervical Spine Chandraneth Sen Section II Thoracic Spine A. Decompression Chapter 25 Costotransversectomy Azam Ahmed and Gregory R. Trost Chapter 26 Lateral Extracavitary Approach to the Thoracolumbar Spine Dennis Maiman Chapter 27 Lateral Parascapular Approach to the Upper Thoracic Spine Richard G. Fessler, John K. Song, and Sean D. Christie Chapter 28 Retropleural Approach to the Thoracolumbar Spine Peter D. Angevine and Paul C. McCormick Chapter 29 Transthoracic Thoracic Diskectomy Nicholas C. Bambakidis and Curtis A. Dickman Chapter 30 Transthoracic Resection of Vertebral Body Metastasis Shekar N. Kurpad Chapter 31 Primary Anterior Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Michael K. Rosner and Timothy R. Kuklo Chapter 32 Vertebroplasty Eric Sauvageau, Richard D. Fessler, Giuseppe Lanzino, and Lee R. Guterman B. Fusion/Instrumentation Chapter 33 Sublaminar Wiring Techniques in the Thoracolumbar Spine William C. Welch, Peter C. Gerszten, and Richard M. Spiro Chapter 34 Posterior Thoracic Instrumentation with Pedicle Screws, Hooks, Wires, and Rods Ondrej Choutka, Andrew W. Grande, and Charles Kuntz IV Chapter 35 Anterior Thoracolumbar Instrumentation Kevin C. Yao, Bernard H. Guiot, and Ehud Mendel C. Special Topics Chapter 36 Surgical Treatment of Penetrating Wounds of the Spine Jeremy Amps, Michael P. Steinmetz, Ajit A. Krishnaney, and Edward C. Benzel Section III Lumbosacral Spine A. Decompression Chapter 37 Unilateral Diskectomy Through a Midline Incision Patrick W. Hitchon and Saul Wilson Chapter 38 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Diskectomy Nouzhan Sehati and Langston T. Holly Chapter 39 Surgical Treatment of Far-Lateral Lumbar Disk Herniation Michael W. Groff Chapter 40 Surgical Treatment of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis Robert F. Heary and Sanjeev Kumar Chapter 41 Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction/Extension Osteotomy Sumon Bhattacharjee and Christopher I. Shaffrey Chapter 42 Surgical Considerations for the Management of Lumbar Degenerative Disease with Multiplanar Deformity Stephen L. Ondra and Shaden Marzouk Chapter 43 The Transparaspinal Approach to Dumbbell-Shaped Spinal Tumors Stephen T. Onesti, Ely Ashkenazi, and W. Jost Michelsen Chapter 44 Total Sacrectomy Gary L. Gallia, Carlos A. Bagley, Timothy F. Witham, J. P. Wolinsky, and Ziya L. Gokaslan B. Fusion/Instrumentation Chapter 45 Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion Eric J. Woodard Chapter 46 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Gerald E. Rodts Jr., Praveen V. Mummaneni, and Jay Miller Chapter 47 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Christopher E. Wolfla Chapter 48 Transpedicular Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine Daniel K. Resnick Chapter 49 Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty Fred H. Geisler Chapter 50 Lumbopelvic Fixation Techniques Stephen L. Ondra and Shaden Marzouk C. Special Topics Chapter 51 Lumboperitoneal Shunting Berman Iskandar and Azam Ahmed Chapter 52 Image Guidance in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Hormoz Sheikh, Kurt M. Eichholz, Sunanda Nioguy, Dino Samartzis, Ron von Jako, and Mick J. Perez-Cruet Section IV Peripheral Nerves A. Upper Extremity Chapter 53 Carpal Tunnel Release Jason H. Huang, Robert G. Whitmore, and Eric L. Zager Chapter 54 Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release via a Biportal Approach David F. Jimenez Chapter 55 Ulnar Neurolysis for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Judith A. Murovic, Daniel H. Kim, David G. Kline Chapter 56 Subcutaneous Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve Jacob Schwarz and Neal J. Naff Chapter 57 Submuscular Ulnar Nerve Transposition Terence M. Myckatyn and Susan E. Mackinnon Chapter 58 Surgical Treatment of Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Wrist Robert J. Spinner and Allen T. Bishop Chapter 59 Brachial Plexus Surgery David G. Kline, Thomas A. Oliver, Rashid M. Janjua Chapter 60 Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Extremity—Part 1: Median Nerve Samuel R. Borsellino, Jorge J. Lastra-Powers, Nicholas M. Boulis, and Edward C. Benzel Chapter 61 Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Extremity—Part II: Radial Nerve Samuel R. Borsellino, Jorge J. Lastra-Powers, Nicholas M. Boulis, and Edward C. Benzel B. Lower Extremity Chapter 62 Surgical Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica Ian F. Dunn and Marc Eichler Chapter 63 Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity—Part I: Sciatic Nerve and Its Branches (Peroneal and Posterior Tibial Nerves) Michael P. Steinmetz, Alexander Mason, Jorge J. Lastra-Powers, and Edward C. Benzel Chapter 64 Surgical Exposure of Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity—Part II: Femoral Nerve, Saphenous Nerve, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve, and Sural Nerve Alexander Mason, Michael P. Steinmetz, Jorge J. Lastra-Powers, and Edward C. Benzel C. Central Chapter 65 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy W. Putnam Wolcott, J. Patrick Johnson Chapter 66 Selective Denervation for Spasmodic Torticollis Antonio A. F. Desalles, Dennis Malkasian, and Alessandra Gorgulho Chapter 67 Bridge Bypass Coaptation for Upper Trunk Cervical Nerve Root Avulsion Gregory Murad, Shokei Yamada, and Russell R. Lonser D. General Techniques Chapter 68 Surgical Techniques for Peripheral Nerve Repair Rajiv Midha, Peter Lee, and Margot Mackay Chapter 69 Harvesting Techniques of Cutaneous Nerves for Cable Graft Repair Rajiv Midha, Cesar Serrano-Almeida, and Margot Mackay Index