Main description:

This book is a concise guide to minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), with emphasis on techniques, procedures and equipment.

Divided into five sections, the authors discuss MISS for different areas of the spine - cervical, thoracic and lumbar. Each section is presented with a step by step approach, with an introduction, clinical evaluation, intraoperative positioning, surgical techniques and potential pitfalls.

The final sections discuss the instruments used for MISS and some special topics.

Written by a highly experienced author team from the USA, this book covers all aspects of MISS, including tumours, trauma and deformity. Nearly 120 full colour images and illustrations are included to enhance learning.

Key points

Concise guide to minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) emphasising techniques, procedures and equipment
Covers all aspects of MISS (tumours, trauma and deformity) in all areas of the spine - cervical, thoracic and lumbar
Highly experienced author team from the USA
Includes nearly 120 full colour images and illustrations

Contents:

Section 1: Cervical Spine

Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
Posterior Minimally Invasive Cervical Fusion

Section 2: Thoracic Spine

Minimally Invasive Lateral Retropleural Approach for Thoracic Discectomy and Corpectomy

Section 3: Lumbar Spine

Minimally Invasive Discectomy
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Lateral Interbody Fusion
Mini-Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Section 4: MIS Instrumentation

Spinal MIS Instrumentation-Retractor Systems
Minimally Invasive Surgical Graft Options and Biologics

Section 5: Special Topics

Minimally Invasive Correction of Spinal Deformity: An Algorithmic Approach
Minimally Invasive Surgery Trauma
Minimally Invasive Spinal Tumor Resection