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Don’t Forget Your Online Access to Mobile. Searchable. Expandable. ACCESS it on any Internet-ready device SEARCH all Expert Consult titles you own LINK to PubMed abstracts ALREADY REGISTERED? FIRST-TIME USER? 1. Log in at expertconsult.com 1. REGISTER 2. Scratch off your Activation Code below • Click “Register Now” at expertconsult.com 3. Enter it into the “Add a Title” box • Fill in your user information and click “Continue” 4. Click “Activate Now” 2. ACTIVATE YOUR BOOK 5. Click the title under “My Titles” • Scratch off your Activation Code below • Enter it into the “Enter Activation Code” box • Click “Activate Now” • Click the title under “My Titles” For technical assistance: Activation Code email [email protected] call 800-401-9962 (inside the US) call +1-314-995-3200 (outside the US) Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine This page intentionally left blank Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine SECOND EDITION Daniel H. Kim, MD Director Reconstructive Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Mischer Neuroscience Institute Professor Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Ste 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899 SURGICAL ANATOMY & TECHNIQUES TO THE SPINE ISBN: 978-1-4557-0989-2 Copyright © 2006, 2013 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions. 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Content Strategist: Charlotta Kryhl Managing Editor: Kathryn DeFrancesco Publishing Services Manager: Patricia Tannian Project Manager: Carrie Stetz Design Direction: Steven Stave Printed in China Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Associate Editors Dosang Cho, MD, PhD Ilsup Kim, MD Associate Professor Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery Ewha Womens University Medical Center St. Vincent’s Hospital Seoul, Korea The Catholic University of Korea Suwon, Korea Curtis A. Dickman, MD Director, Spinal Research Sangkook Lee, MD Associate Chief, Spine Section Clinical Professor Division of Neurological Surgery Department of Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute Guri Hospital Phoenix, Arizona Hanyang University Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor Guri, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Division of Neurosurgery University of Arizona College of Medicine Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD Tucson, Arizona Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University The Rothman Institute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania v This page intentionally left blank To my wife Anslie, my daughters Elise and Rebecca, and Sarah. Daniel H. Kim To my wife Seunglim, my daughters Rachel and Jai, and my whole family. Dosang Cho To my wife Celeste; my children Alexander, Rachel, and Jacob; and my entire family. Thank you for enriching my life, for teaching me, and for your love. Curtis A. Dickman To my father Daejo, my mother Insun, my wife Okran, and my son Justin. Ilsup Kim To my wife Kyongran Choi, my children Taehui and Taerin, and my entire family. I appreciate my mentors, Dr. Sehoon Kim and Dr. Daniel H. Kim, for supporting me and giving me a great opportunity. I always have the greatest respect and honor for you. Sangkook Lee To my wife Lauren, and children Alex and Juliana. Without their love and support my continued dedication to education and writing would not be possible. Alexander R. Vaccaro Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge medical editor Michelle Ong and medical illustrators Mijin Jung and Sangwon Yeo, whose combined hard work, long hours, and dedicated resolve made this book possible. Daniel H. Kim viii
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