, by renowned orthopaedic spine and neurospina surgeons, provides practical, evidence-based insights into important surgical decisions that we face every day. The primary goal of this book is to help the spine surgeons navigate a daunting number of available devices and techniques and leverage the optimal ones to achieve improved patient outcomes. Organized in 22 chapters, the text starts with a history of deformity in spinal surgery. The initial chapters detail cutting-edge posterior, lateral, and anterior approaches with discussion of the required devices. The final part covers surgical techniques in spinal deformity correction. The text combines a thorough review of empirical literature with expert experience and manufacturer specifications to elucidate the advantages and capabilities of currently available techniques and instrumentation options.

1. History of Spinal Deformity Correction2. Radiographic Measurements of Spinal Deformity3. Scoliosis Case Review4. Biomechanics and Deformity of the Cervical Spine5. Harmony of Curves in Sagittal Balance: Concepts to Avoid Proximal Junctional Kyphosis6. Spinal Sagittal Balance7. Congenital Scoliosis8. Neuromuscular Scoliosis in Adults9. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis10. Iatrogenic Cervical Spine Deformity11. Adult Degenerative Scoliosis12. Limited Surgical Intervention for Adult Spine Deformity: Philosophy and Techniques13. Coronal Balance and Its Importance in Spinal Surgery14. Osteotomies in Adult Spinal Deformity15. Osteotomies and Other Strategies for Cervical Deformity Correction16. Deformity Correction Surgery Using Long Fixation: Where to Stop?17. Correction of Deformity Using Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques18. Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring in Deformity Correction Scoliosis Surgeries19. Junctional Kyphosis following Spinal Fixation and Scoliosis Corrective Surgery20. Craniofemoral Traction in Severe Rigid Scoliosis21. Dynamic Stabilization and Deformity Surgery22. Innovative Techniques for Treating Scoliosis