Main description:

The latest management strategies for complex lesions of the craniovertebral junction

Written by masters in the field, The Craniovertebral Junction: Diagnosis, Pathology, Surgical Techniques provides in-depth coverage of up-to-date management principles for this delicate anatomic region.

After a brief introduction to anatomy, biomedical considerations, and embryology, the multidisciplinary team of authors, led by Professor Goel, discusses in detail the most innovative fixation and stabilization techniques for atlantoaxial dislocation, as well as congenital,infective, and acquired anomalies in the craniovertebral junction region. Each concise chapter focuses on a single pathology to guide readers through the nuances of these intricate and demanding surgical procedures.

Features:

Discusses in detail Professor Goel's groundbreaking treatment methods - now accepted as standards in the field
Covers state-of-the-art protocols and techniques, including alternative treatment protocols for irreducible and rotatory atlantoaxial dislocation and more
Introduces a novel concept of craniovertebral realignment
Over 1,000 high-quality drawings, radiographs, and full-color photographs demonstrate surgery and anatomy and enhance the text
Contains a full section Casebook featuring 22 well-illustrated cases displaying a wealth of pathology
Text is rounded out by practical advice on how to manage trauma, degenerative disorders, infections, and tumors

This fully illustrated manual fills the current gap in craniovertebral junction literature with the clear, accessible information every neurosurgeon, orthopedic surgeon, and spine surgeon needs.

Contents:

I Comparative Anatomy

1 Comparative Quantitative Analysis of Osseous Anatomy of the Craniovertebral Junction of the Tiger, horse, Deer, Bird, and Human

II Basic Concepts

2 Embryology and Development of the Craniovertebral Junction

3 The vertebral Artery in Relation to the C1-C2 Complex

4 Quantitative Anatomy of the Lateral Masses of the Atlas and Axis Vertebrae

5 Biomechanics of the Craniovertebral Junction

6 Biomechanics of the Unstable Craniovertebral Junction

7 Biomechanical Considerations in Craniovertebral Stabilization

8 Radiological Investigations

III Atlantoaxial Dislocation

9 Congenital and Developmental Anomalies of the Craniovertebral Junction

10 Atlantoaxial Fixation Using Lateral Mass Plate and Screws

11 Atlantoaxial Transarticular Fixation Techniques

12 Occipitocervical Stabilization

13 Odontoid Screw Fixation

14 Joint "Jamming" as a Treatment for Atlantoaxial Dislocation and Basilar Invagination

15 Instrumentation in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery

16 Transoral Surgery

17 Vertebral Artery Management in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery

18 Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for the Craniovertebral Junction

19 Image-guided Surgery in Craniovertebral Junction and Upper Cervical Spine

20 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Surgery for the Craniovertebral Junction

21 Revision Surgery of the Posterior Occipitocervical Junction

22 Techniques of Occipitocervical Fixation

IV Anomalies

23 Surgical Management of Syringomyelia Occurring with Chiari Malformations

24 The Chiari Malformations and Syringomyelia

25 Is Syringomyelia Pathologic, or a Natural Protective Phenomenon?

26 Basilar Invagination: Review and Classification

27 Basilar Invagination: Role of Craniovertebral Realignment on the Basis of a New Classification

28 Vertical Mobile and Reducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation

29 Musculoskeletal Changes in Basilar Invagination

30 "Fixed" (Irreducible) Atlantoaxial Dislocation

31 Rotatory Atlantoaxial Dislocation

V Trauma, Degenerative Disorders, and Infections

32 Trauma to the Craniovertebral Junction

33 Rheumatoid Arthritis of Craniovertebral Junction: Contemporary Surgical Management

34 Atlantoaxial Joint Degenerative Arthritis and Craniovertebral Instability

35 Craniovertebral Realignment for Basilar Invagination and Atlantoaxial Dislocation Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis

36 Craniovertebral Junction Tuberculosis

37 Pathogenesis of Ttuberculosis of Craniovertebral Junction: Its Implication in Surgical Management

VI Tumors and Approaches

38 Tumors of the Craniovertebral Junction

39 Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Second Cervical Nerve: Anatomical Correlates and Surgery

40 Midline Posterior Approach for Meningiomas of the Anterior Foramen Magnum

41 Lateral Approaches to Anteriorly Located Lesions of the Craniovertebral Junction

42 Far Lateral Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction

43 Extreme Lateral Approach: Anatomy, Pathology and Surgical Indications in Skull Base Surgery

VII Miscellaneous

44 Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies Associated with Metabolic and Genetic Disorders

45 Os Odontoideum

46 Anomalies in Posterior Spinal Segments of Axis

47 Ossified Ligamentum Flavum of the Atlantoaxial Region

48 Unilateral Atlantal Facetal Hypertrophy

VIII Casebook

49 Picture Gallery