Main description:

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery combines up-to-date research on surgical techniques with high-definition surgical video and concise algorithmic evidence. Each of its sixteen chapters begins with a brief summary followed by imaging indications, instrumentation, a step-by-step surgical technique (and video guide), as well as the potential complications and adverse outcomes that may develop.

Techniques discussed in the text include: Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy; Percutaneous Posterior Pedicle Screw Placement; Lumbar Discectomy; Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF); Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF).

Also included is a discussion on the types of implants and instrumentation available today and the potential advantages they offer, making Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery an essential and relevant book for orthopaedic and neurosurgeons.

Key Points

Authored by experts from Rush University Medical Centre and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in the United States
Includes DVD to enhance clinical instruction
273 full colour illustrations

Contents:

Introduction to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Retractor Systems in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement
Minimally Invasive Lateral Retropleural Approach for Thoracic Discectomy and Corpectomy
Percutaneous Cement Augmentation
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Mini-Open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Deformity Correction
Minimally Invasive Spinal Tumor Resection
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spinal Trauma
Minimally Invasive Bone Grafts and Osteobiologics