Tag Michael Venezia

Neurosurgery

The Role of Anterior Surgery for Thoracolumbar Deformity

Summary of Key Points There is significant variability in the surgical approaches to adult deformity. Advantages of anterior surgery include mobilization of the spine circumferentially, restoration of physiological lordosis, implementation of indirect decompression, and enhancement of fusion rates and loading…

Benzel's Spine Surgery
March 6, 2024

Neurosurgery

Proximal and Distal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure

Summary of Key Points The proximal and distal extents of long posterior fusions in adults with spinal deformity are considered “at risk” for failure because of increased loads and motion at the last instrumented vertebra and the unfused adjacent segment.…

Benzel's Spine Surgery
March 6, 2024

Neurosurgery

Pathophysiology of Thoracic Spondylosis, Radiculopathy, and Myelopathy

Summary of Key Points The thoracic spine has unique biomechanical and physiological features, creating a relatively rigid transition zone flanked by more mobile cervical and lumbar regions. The thoracic spinal cord is less prone to dynamic compression than the cervical…

Benzel's Spine Surgery
March 6, 2024