Neurosurgery Outlines
Paul E. Kaloostian, MD, FAANS, FACS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
University of California, Riverside
School of Medicine
Riverside, California, USA
Christ Ordookhanian, BS
MD Candidate
University of California, Riverside
School of Medicine
Riverside, California, USA
349 illustrations
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Contents
Christ Ordookhanian and Paul E. Kaloostian
1.1.1 Anterior Cervical Fusion/Posterior Cervical Fusion
1.2.1 Anterior Cervical Fusion/Posterior Cervical Fusion
1.2.2 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy/Posterior Cervical Decompression
1.3.1 Cervical Tumor Resection (Vertebral Pathology)
1.3.2 Cervical Vascular Lesion Treatment for Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) (Vertebral Pathology)
1.3.3 Cervical Anterior and Posterior Techniques for Tumor Resection (Spinal Canal Pathology)
Christ Ordookhanian and Paul E. Kaloostian
2.1.1 Thoracic Decompression/Thoracic Fusion