chapter 1 The Foundation of Complication Identification, Preventions, and Management / chapter 2 Complications of Anesthesia Administration and Positioning for Spinal Surgery / chapter 3 Complications of Bone Graft Harvest, Allograft Bone, and Bone Graft Extenders or Alternatives in Spinal Surgery / chapter 4 Intraoperative Injury to the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots / chapter 5 Intraoperative Injury to the Cauda Equina and Nerve Roots / chapter 6 Intraoperative Dural Laceration, Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fistula, and Postoperative Pseudomeningocele / chapter 7 Postarthrodesis Adjacent Segment Degeneration / chapter 8 Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Pseudarthrosis: Diagnosis and Management / chapter 9 Complications and Risks of Blood Products, Hemostatic Agents, Dural Substitutes, and Sealants / chapter 10 Complications Related to Anterior Surgical Exposures of the Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine / chapter 11 Postoperative Spinal Wound Infections and Postprocedural Diskitis / chapter 12 The Use of Neuromonitoring for Neurological Injury Detection and Implant Accuracy / chapter 13 Complications in Revision Spine Surgery / chapter 14 Complications Encountered During Surgery for Spinal Trauma / chapter 15 Soft Tissue Complications of Anterior Cervical Surgery: Dysphagia, Dysphonia, and Injuries to the Vital Nonneural Structures of the Neck / chapter 16 Construct Failure in Cervical Corpectomy Surgery / chapter 17 Cervical Postlaminectomy Kyphosis / chapter 18 Complications in the Surgical Management of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Using the Anterior Approach / chapter 19 Complications Encountered in the Management of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis / chapter 20 Complications of Closed Skeletal Reduction for Cervical Spinal Instability / chapter 21 Complications of Posterior Occipitocervical Instrumentation / chapter 22 Complications Relating to the Treatment of Odontoid Fractures / chapter 23 Complications Related to the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy / chapter 24 Complications Related to the Surgical Management of Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors / chapter 25 Vascular Injury, Epidural Fibrosis, and Arachnoiditis / chapter 26 Complications of Thoracic and Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation / chapter 27 Complications of Anterior Thoracolumbar Plating / chapter 28 Complications of Interbody Fusion Cages / chapter 29 Posttraumatic Thoracolumbar Kyphosis / chapter 30 Complications of Thoracolumbar Deformity Surgery / chapter 31 Iatrogenic Fixed Sagittal Imbalance in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disease: Prevention and Management / chapter 32 Complications of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery�Part I: Cervical and Posterior Lumbar Spine / chapter 33 Complications of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery�Part II: Thoracoscopy / chapter 34 Complications of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery�Part III: Laparoscopy / chapter 35 Complications of Minimally Invasive Spinal Procedures and Surgery�Part IV: Percutaneous and Intradiscal Techniques / chapter 36 Complications of Spinal Injection Therapy and Discography / chapter 37 Complications of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty / chapter 38 Pitfalls of Image-Guided Spinal Navigation / chapter 39 Complications Related to the Surgical Management of Achondroplasia / chapter 40 Complications Related to the Surgical Management of Patients with Skeletal Dysplasias and Connective Tissue Diseases / chapter 41 Complications Related to the Surgical Management of Patients with Cerebral Palsy / chapter 42 Complications Related to the Surgical Management of Patients with Myelomeningocele / chapter 43 Postsurgical Sagittal and Coronal Plane Decompensation in Deformity Surgery / chapter 44 Complications in the Management of Neuro?bromatosis in Children / chapter 45 Optimum Patient Selection / chapter 46 Complications Associated with House Sta? Involvement in the Patient Care / chapter 47 Legal Implications and Strategies for Managing Complications in Spinal Surgery