Anatomy and Exposures of Spinal Nerves, first edition was published in 2015. This book is a comprehensive illustrated surgical guide to operative exposures of nerves. Each chapter is devoted to a particular nerve and describes its origin, anatomical relations and variabilities, branches, surgical approaches, and clinical significance. The text is concise and easy to read, complemented by informative color photos from dissections and surgical procedures. Importantly, this book is accompanied by videos of different approaches. The book will be especially valuable for residents and fellows in training and candidates for oral board and maintenance of certification (MOC) examinations. It is also designed to provide a quick illustrated review for surgeons unfamiliar with a procedure. It should take less than 10 minutes to review each approach, including watching the video.
After a very successful first edition, and translation to Chinese and Russian, this second edition provides an update that includes many advances in the field of nerve surgery, especially with newer surgical techniques. Chapters on neonatal brachial plexus injury, nerve transfers for spinal cord injury, lower extremity nerve transfers, transposition of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, surgery for torticollis and spasticity, multiple pain procedures including percutaneous nerve stimulation, and secondary orthopedic reconstructions have been added. A whole section on nerve fundamentals was added and includes histology, electrodiagnostics, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. This edition will provide the reader with an even more comprehensive yet concise manual of the essentials of nerve surgery.
Part I: Introduction.-
1. Anatomization: The History of a Uniquely Human
Art.-
2. This Body of Literature: Classical Influences on Human
Neuroanatomy.- Part II: Fundamentals of Nerve Surgery.-
3. Nerve Histology
and Physiology in Health and Disease.-
4. Electrodiagnosis of the Peripheral
Nervous System.-
5. Diagnostic Ultrasound of Nerves and Ultrasound-Guided
Procedures.-
6. Magnetic Resonance Neurography: MR Imaging of Nerves.- Part
III: Upper Body Nerves.-
7. Brachial Plexus, Supraclavicular Exposure.-
8. Brachial Plexus, Infraclavicular Exposure.- 9. Brachial Plexus, Combined
Supra- and Infraclavicular Exposures.-
10. Brachial Plexus, Posterior
Exposure.- 11. Dorsal Scapular Nerve - Nervus Dorsalis Scapulae.-
12. Pectoral Nerves - Nervus Pectoralis Medialis and Lateralis.-
13. Subscapular Nerves - Nervi Subscapulares.- 14. Axillary Nerve.-
15. Radial Nerve.- 16. Musculocutaneous Nerve.- 17. Median Nerve.- 18. Ulnar
Nerve.- 19. Suprascapular Nerve.- 20. Spinal Accessory Nerve.- 21. Long
Thoracic and Thoracodorsal Nerves.- 22. Intercostal Nerves.- Part IV: Lower
Body Nerves.- 23. Lumbosacral Plexus.- 24. Femoral Nerve.- 25. Lateral
Femoral Cutaneous Nerve.- 26. Sciatic Nerve.- 27. Tibial Nerve.- 28. Common
Peroneal Nerve.- 29. Superficial Peroneal Nerve - Nervus Fibularis
Superficialis.- 30. Obturator Nerve.- 31. Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric
Nerves.- Part V: Surgical Techniques.- 32. Nerve Trauma.- 33. Neonatal
Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury.- 34. End-to-Side Neurorrhaphy.-
35. Radial Nerve Motor Branch to Anterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer.-
36. Median Nerve Motor Branch to Posterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer.-
37. Anterior Interosseous Nerve to Ulnar Motor Nerve Transfer.-
38. Intercostal to Musculocutaneous Nerve Transfer.- 39. Sensory Nerve
Transfers.- 40. Contralateral C7 Transfer for Brachial Plexus Injuries.-
41. Free Functioning Muscle Transfer in Brachial Plexus Reconstruction.-
42. Lower Extremity Nerve Transfers.- 43. Tendon Transfers for Upper Limb
Nerve Injuries.- 44. Tendon Transfers for Restoration of Shoulder Function.-
45. Secondary Glenohumeral Procedures in the Child with Brachial Plexus Birth
Injury.- 46. Tendon Transfers for Lower Limb Nerve Injuries.- 47. Lateral
Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Transposition after Ultrasound-Guided Wire
Localization.- 48. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.- 49. Entrapments of the
Pudendal Nerve, Nerve to the Obturator Internus, and Ganglion Impar.-
50. Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES).- 51. Nerve
Decompressions for Migraine.- 52. Nerve Tumors: Benign, Rare, and Malignant.-
53. Surgical Approaches to Retroperitoneal Tumors.- 54. Laparoscopic Approach
to the Lumbosacral Plexus and Pelvic Autonomic Nerves.- 55. Intraneural
Ganglion Cysts.- 56. Flaccid Facial Paralysis.- 57. Facial Synkinesis.-
58. Corneal Neurotization.- 59. Penile Reinnervation.- 60. Nerve Transfers
for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.- 61. Selective Neurectomies and Myectomies
for Cervical Dystonia.- 62. Selective Neurectomies for Treatment of Limb
Spasticity.- 63. Neuroma.- 64. Open Nerve Stimulation.- 65. Percutaneous
Nerve Stimulation for Pain.- 66. Dorsal Root Entry Zone (DREZ) Lesion.- Part
VI: Axial Cuts.- 67. Upper Limb Axial Cuts.- 68. Lower Limb Axial Cuts.- Part
VII: The Future of Nerve Surgery.- 69. Bionic Reconstruction after Severe
Neural Loss.- 70. Between Stimulation and Biologics.- Index.
Amgad S. Hanna, MD, is Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Dr. Hannas training included a fellowship in Spine and Nerves at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and Neurosurgery residencies at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and University of Rennes I, France. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological surgery. Dr. Hanna has received several awards, including a Neurosurgery clerkship teaching award 2013, Resident Teaching Award 2011 (University of Wisconsin), and the Cahill Award 2008 (CNS/AANS joint section on Spine and Peripheral Nerve) and more recently an R01 from NIH in 2024. His national teaching responsibilities have included a series of national Nerve Oral Board Webinars and instruction on controversies in nerve trauma and nerve tumors at The Winter Clinics for Cranial and Spinal Surgery. Dr. Hanna has published over 85 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and over 50 book chapters. He has been a reviewer for Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery, and World Neurosurgery. He also published a Neurosurgery Primary Examination book, and a book on Nerve Cases.
