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Contents

Section I Foundations for Surgical Treatment
۱ Embryology, Development,and Classification of Disorders of the Craniovertebral Junction
۲ Anatomical Basis of Surgical Approaches to the Region of the Foramen Magnum
۳ Biomechanics of the Craniovertebral Junction
۴ Radiological Evaluation of the Craniovertebral Junction
۵ Neurological Findings of Craniovertebral Junction Disease
Section II Surgical Indications and Decision Making
۶ Congenital Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction
۷ The Rheumatoid Neck: Changing Pathology Requires Altering Surgical Strategies
۸ Traumatic Injuries of the Craniovertebral Junction
۹ Bone Softening Diseases and Disorders of Bone Metabolism
۱۰ Primary Osseous and Metastatic Neoplasms of the Craniovertebral Junction
۱۱ Primary Extramedullary Tumors of the Craniovertebral Junction
۱۲ Management of Chiari Malformations
۱۳ Management of Intramedullary Lesions of the Cervicomedullary Junction and High Cervical Spinal Cord
۱۴ Management of Vertebral Artery Dissections and Vascular Insufficiency
۱۵ Arteriovenous Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction: Spinal and Posterior Fossa AVMs
۱۶ Aneurysms of the Craniovertebral Junction
۱۷ Cavernous Malformations of the Cervicomedullary Junction
۱۸ Radiosurgical Management of Lesions of the Craniovertebral Junction
Section III EQ Surgical Techniques
۱۹ Brief Overview of Surgical Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction
۲۰ Stereotactic Methods of Localization and Image-Guided Surgery
۲۱ Transoral Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction
۲۲ Transoral Approaches to Midline Pathology of the Ventral Skull Base, Craniovertebral Junction, and Upper Cervical Spine
۲۳ Transoral-Translabiomandibular Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction
۲۴ Transfacial Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction
۲۵ Posterior Neuroendoscopic Applications at the Craniovertebral Junction
۲۶ Extended Endonasal Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction
۲۷ The Far-Lateral Approach and Its Variations
۲۸ The Transpetrosal Approaches
۲۹ Posterolateral Approach to the Upper Cervical Spine
۳۰ Endovascular Management of Posterior Fossa Atherosclerotic Disease
۳۱ Bypass Options for the Posterior Fossa
۳۲ Approaches to the Jugular Foramen
۳۳ Suboccipital and Retrosigmoid Approaches
Section IV Fixation and Fusion Techniques
۳۴ Biology of Spinal Fusion
۳۵ Techniques of Bone Graft Harvesting and Spinal Fusion
۳۶ General Principles of Spinal Wire and Cable Fixation
۳۷ General Principles of Spinal Screw Fixation
۳۸ CT-Based Image Guidance in Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction
۳۹ Odontoid Screw Fixation
۴۰ Posterior Atlantoaxial Screw Fixation
۴۱ Occipitocervical Fixation
۴۲ Craniovertebral Instability: Atlantoaxial Joint Manipulation and Fixation