(PDF) Surgery of the Cranio-Vertebral Junction by Enrico Tessitore

This is the PDF eBook version for Surgery of the Cranio-Vertebral Junction by Enrico Tessitore, Amir R. Dehdashti, Claudio Schonauer, Claudius Thome

Table of Contents

I Introduction.- Relevant anatomy.- Anatomy of the VA at CVJ- Radiological assessment of CVJ.- Biomechanics of CVJ.- Sagittal balance concept applied to CVJ.- II General principles of CVJ surgery.- Surgical positioning.- Anesthesiological considerations.- Perioperative management.- III Surgical techniques.- Anterior approaches.- Posterior approaches.- Posterolateral approaches.- Transfacial approaches.- Transcranial approaches.- Transpetrosal approaches.- MIS techniques for CVJ.- Image-guidance and navigation.- Spinal fusion and bone harvesting.- Endovascular procedures.- IV Management of CVJ lesions.- Trauma of the CVJ.- Tumors of the CVJ.- Vascular pathologies of the CVJ.- Malformations of the CVJ.- Infections and metabolic diseases.