Edited and authored by leading international authorities, this practical, portable handbook is the ideal on-the-spot reference for anesthesiology residents, anesthesiologists, and nurse anesthetists who manage neurosurgical cases as part of their practice. In a user-friendly, quick-reference outline format, the book provides detailed instructions on anesthetic management during all neurosurgical and neuroradiologic procedures. Coverage also includes guidelines on intensive care.

Contributing Authors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: A Personal History of Spinal Microsurgery Sect. I The Microscope and Basic Principles of Microsurgery 1 The Microscope as a Surgical Aid 3 2 Instrumentation for Spinal Microsurgery, Including Ancillary Equipment 19 3 Wound Healing and Mobilization: The Foundation of Microsurgery 43 4 Bone Grafting in the Degenerative Spine 55 5 Control of Bleeding in Microsurgery 69 6 The Teaching of Spinal Microsurgery 89 Sect. II Microsurgery for Cervical Disc Disease 7 Advantages and Disadvantages of Microsurgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine 99 8 Pathophysiology and Clinical Syndromes in Cervical Disc Degeneration 103 9 Surgical Anatomy of the Cervical Spine, Spinal Cord, and Surrounding Structures 121 10 Anterior Microdiscectomy for Soft Disc 151 11 Anterior Microsurgical Approach to Spondylosis 171 12 Cervical Disc Surgery: Overall Results 179 13 Posterior Microlaminotomy-Facetotomy for Foraminal Soft Discs and Spurs 187 14 Posterior Cervical Wide Decompressive Techniques 195 15 Perioperative Care for Cervical Spine Patients 203 16 Complications of Cervical Spine Microsurgery 209 Sect. III Microsurgery for Lumbar Disc Disease 17 Pathophysiology and Clinical Syndromes in Lumbar Disc Herniation 219 18 Musculoskeletal and Neuroanatomy of the Lumbar Spine 249 19 Investigation of the Patient for Lumbar Microsurgery 293 20 Microsurgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation 329 21 Foraminal and Extraforaminal Lumbar Disc Herniation 383 22 Microsurgery for Lateral Zone Stenosis 429 23 Microsurgery for Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis 453 24 Postoperative Care of the Lumbar Microsurgical Patient 487 25 Microsurgery of the Lumbar Spine: A Ten Year Experience 493 26 Complications (Adverse Effects) in Lumbar Microsurgery 503 27 Posterolateral Uninstrumented Lumbar Fusion 531 Sect. IV Microsurgery for Other Spinal Disorders 28 Microsurgery for Spinal Canal Tumors 555 29 Microsurgery for Intramedullary Cervical Spinal Cord Tumors 569 30 Microsurgery for Tumors of Osseous Structures 585 31 Microsurgery for Vascular Malformations 597 32 Microsurgical Treatment of Thoracic Disc Herniation 615 33 Microsurgery for Narrowing at the Cervicomedullary Junction and Foramen Magnum 623 34 Microsurgical Anterior Approaches for Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Lumbar Spine 633 Subject Index