Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I: Diagnostics and planning. Neurosurgical instrumentation
  • Orthopedic implants in neurosurgery
  • Minimum database for intracranial surgery
  • Advanced imaging: intracranial surgery
  • Cisternal cerebrospinal fluid taps
  • Minimum database: spinal surgery
  • Advanced imaging: spinal surgery
  • Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid taps
  • Muscle and nerve biopsy
  • Section II: Intracranial procedures. Transfrontal craniotomy
  • Lateral (rostrotentorial) craniotomy/craniectomy
  • Suboccipital craniectomy/foramen magnum decompression
  • Surgical treatment of skull tumors
  • Shunt placement and marsupialization in treatment of hydrocephalus and quadrigeminal diverticula
  • Section III: Spinal procedures. Atlantoaxial subluxation
  • Dorsal cervical decompression (laminectomy/hemilaminectomy and laminotomy)
  • Ventral slot
  • Lateral cervical approach
  • Cervical distraction and stabilization
  • Thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy
  • Intervertebral disc fenestration
  • Thoracolumbar lateral corpectomy
  • Pediculectomy/mini-hemilaminectomy
  • Dorsal laminectomy in the thoracolumbar region
  • Vertebral fracture and luxation repair
  • Lumbosacral decompression and foraminotomy
  • Surgical management of spinal neoplasia
  • Section IV: Postoperative care and rehabilitation. Guidelines for postoperative medical care of the neurosurgical patient
  • Physical rehabilitation of the neurosurgical patient.