Minimally invasive spine surgery : surgical techniques and disease management / Frank M. Phillips, Isador H. Lieberman, David W. Polly, Jr., editors.

Over the past decade, minimally invasive techniques have developed rapidly and are widely applied in the management of spine disorders. With the development of enabling technologies, including specifically designed spinal retractor systems, intra-operative imaging and navigation technologies, and re...

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Other Authors: Phillips, Frank M. (Editor), Lieberman, I. H. (Isador H.) (Editor), Polly, David W., Jr (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • History and Evolution of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Philosophy and Biology of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Economics of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Microscopes and Endoscopes
  • Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring
  • Image Guidance
  • Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery
  • Fusion Biologics
  • Lasers
  • Posterior Cervical Decompression
  • Thoracic Decompression
  • Lumbar Decompression Using a Tubular Retractor System
  • Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Fusion
  • Percutaneous Pedicle Screws
  • Minimally Invasive Facet Screw Fixation
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Mini-Open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
  • Minimally Disruptive Lateral Transpsoas Approach for Thoracolumbar Anterior Interbody Fusion
  • Presacral Approaches for Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
  • Mini-open Lateral Thoracic Fusion
  • Thoracoscopic Fusion
  • The Painful Sacroiliac Iliac Joint
  • Cervical Herniated Nucleus Pulposus and Stenosis
  • Thoracic Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
  • Lumbar Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Adolescent Scoliosis
  • Adult Scoliosis
  • Anterior Column Realignment (ACR): Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Adult Sagittal Plane Deformity
  • Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spinal Tumors
  • Pathologic Fractures
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in the Elderly
  • Minimally Invasive Applications of Motion
  • Choice of Minimally invasive Approaches: A Review of Unique Risks and Complications
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Complications with Implant Placement and Fixation
  • Neural and Dural Injury
  • Pseudarthrosis.