Modern anterior scoliosis surgery (2004)

Basic Considerations Biomechanics of Scoliosis Deformities Thomas R. Haher, MD, Bryan Andrew Castro, MD, MS, Cathy Lee, MD, and Andrew A. Merola, MD Biomechanics of Anterior Column Support David W. Polly, Jr., MD, William R. Klemme, MD, Timothy R. Kuklo, MD, Philip J. Belmont, Jr., MD, and Bryan W. Cunningham, MSc Anterior Column Support: Mesh Versus Graft Thomas G. Lowe, MD The Lenke Treatment-Directed Classification System for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Randal R. Betz, MD, and Juergen Harms, MD Radiographic Scoring System for Scoliosis Randal R. Betz, MD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Spinal Cord Monitoring Anne M. Padberg, MS, CCC-A Pulmonary Considerations Ravishankar Vedantam, MD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Nutritional Considerations Robert W. Molinari, MD Preparing the Patient and Family: A Nursing Perspective Kathy Blanke, RN, Christine Baldus, RN, BSN, and Joetta Whorton, RN Performance Measures in Scoliosis Surgery Jack R. Engsberg, PhD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Complications of Anterior Spine Surgery Michael F. O'Brien, MD, and Arthur F. Jones, MD, MBA Complications in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Rohinton Balsara, MD, David H. Clements III, MD, and Randal R. Betz, MD Complications in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis S. Tim Yoon, MD, PhD, and Howard S. An, MD Patient Health Outcomes Andrew A. Merola, MD, Steven Enguidanos, MD, Thomas R. Haher, MD, Bryan Andrew Castro, MD, MS, Tae Shin, MD, and John Gorup, MD Surgical Approaches Anterior Approach Single Thoracotomy Yongjung J. Kim, MD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Double Anterior Thoracotomy Rohinton Balsara, MD, and Randal R. Betz, MD Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Retroperitoneal Anterior Approach Daniel E. Gelb, MD Anterior Kyphoscoliosis Surgery: Release and Strut Grafts Serena S. Hu, MD, Arash Emami, MD, and John M. Rhee, MD Posterior Approach Limits of Anterior Scoliosis Surgery: When Is the Posterior Approach the Better Option? Keith H. Bridwell, MD Anterior Hemivertebra Resection through a Posterior Approach Michael Ruf, MD, and Juergen Harms, MD Anterior Decancellation Procedures for Scoliosis with Sagittal Imbalance Keith H. Bridwell, MD Vertebral Column Resection for Management of Fixed Coronal Decompensation Sigurd Berven, MD, and David S. Bradford, MD Operative Procedures Overview and Indications for Anterior Instrumentation Randal R. Betz, MD, Donald P. K. Chan, MD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Discectomy and Fusion Yongjung J. Kim, MD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Instrumentation Systems and Techniques The Zielke Threaded Rod: Anterior Applications Johannes P. Giehl, MD The Zielke Threaded Rod: Thoracolumbar/Lumbar Applications Johannes P. Giehl, MD MOSS-Miami Single Solid Rod Randal R. Betz, MD TSRH Single Solid Rod Charles E. Johnston II, MD Anterior Single-Rod CD Horizon Instrumentation for Scoliosis Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, and Fred A. Sweet, MD Combined Threaded Solid-Rod (Halm-Zielke) Instrumentation Henry F. H. Halm, MD, PhD Kaneda Dual Solid-Rod System (KASS) Kiyoshi Kaneda, MD, PhD, and Yasuhiro Shono, MD, PhD KASS Treatment of Single Curve Scoliosis: 214 Cases from 10 Surgeons Robert W. Gaines, Jr., MD Anterior Treatment of Scoliosis Using the CD Horizon Legacy Dual-Rod Spinal System Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Minimally Invasive Surgery Thoracoscopic Anterior Release and Fusion Peter O. Newton, MD Thoracoscopic Insertion of Moss Instrumentation David H. Clements III, MD, Randal R. Betz, MD, and Rohinton Balsara, MD Thoracoscopic Insertion of CD Eclipse Instrumentation Ronald G. Blackman, MD, and Eduardo R. Luque, MD Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Minimally Invasive Instrumented Techniques George D. Picetti III, MD, and Hans-Ulrich Bueff, MD Other Pathologic Conditions Surgery for Infantile and Juvenile Scoliosis, Including Thoracoscopic Indications Alvin H. Crawford, MD, Eric J. Wall, MD, Moises Kaweblum, MD, and Randall K. Wolf, MD Anterior Scoliosis Surgery in Cerebral Palsy John P. Lubicky, MD Congenital Scoliosis Reinhard D. Zeller, MD Spinal Muscular Atrophy Vishal Sarwahi, MD, and John F. Sarwark, MD Marfan Syndrome Paul D. Sponseller, MD, and Gurkan Erkula, MD Neurofibromatosis Keith R. Gabriel, MD Myelomeningocele Douglas A. Linville, MD, and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD Halo Traction Following Anterior Release and Fusion for Severe Scoliosis Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, and Anthony S. Rinella, MD Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis Lynn J. Letko, MD, and Juergen Harms, MD New Frontiers Anterior Vertebral Osteotomies to Correct Lumbar Scoliosis without Fusion William P. Didelot, MD, Thomas F. Kling, Jr., MD, and Richard E. Lindseth, MD The Future of Anterior Scoliosis Surgery Lawrence G. Lenke, MD