Spinal surgery is a unique area in the process of continuous development. New skills are applied daily in this delicate field by the spinal surgeon: this professional can be either an orthopaedic surgeon or a neurosurgeon dedicated to the treatment of spinal diseases. This book offers a comprehensive approach and reviews all of the possible errors encountered by spinal surgeons in the clinical practice. It is mainly directed towards young surgeons approaching spinal surgery and also to experienced surgeons with regards to complications related to the latest technologies in the spinal field. This approach of treating and understanding problems in cervical spine surgery is unique and will guide the reader towards an improved level of attention regarding pitfalls in cervical spine surgery, therefore fostering the ability of preventing major complications and medicolegal consequences.

General complications

Complication Related to Medical Conditions
Hematologic Issues in Cervical Spine Surgery
Complications in Surgical Management of Cervical Spinal Metastases
Systematic Approach to the Patient to Minimize Errors of Diagnosis and Surgical Indications
Peri-operative complications
Considerations and Anesthesiologic Complications in Spinal Surgery
General Complications Related to Patient Positioning
Complications of Surgical Approaches
Complications Related to Anterior Approaches
Complications Related to Anterolateral Approaches
Complications Related to Posterior Approach
Complications related to osteo-articular diseases
Degenerative Disk Disease
Cervical Spine Bone Tumor Surgery
Cervical Spine Traumas
Infections of the Cervical Spine
Pitfalls Related to Inflammatory Disorders
Complications related to neural diseases
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Syringomyelia
Miscellanea
Complications Related to Graft
Pitfalls Related to Inadequateor Incomplete Surgical Technique and Errors of Level
Complications Due to Inadequate Cervical Spinal Immobilization.