Main description:

This book includes operative videos and teaches the reader how to perform all currently available minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) techniques. Each chapter covers a MISS procedure and includes an introduction, indications and contraindications, surgical technique, pitfalls and pearls, discussion, conclusion, references, videos and figures.

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Techniques is aimed at spine surgeons who are interested in learning or improving their MISS skills.

Contents:

Introduction to minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques.- Lumbar discectomy.- Lumbar facetectomy.- Lumbar parsectomy.- Lumbar laminectomy.- TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion).- XLIF (extreme lateral interbody fusion).- AxiaLIF (presacral L5-S1 fusion).- Percutaneous lumbar pedicle screw insertion.- Percutaneous lumbar facet screw insertion.- Lateral retroperitoneal lumbar corpectomy.- Percutaneous thoracic pedicle screw insertion.- Lateral retropleural thoracic corpectomy.- Posterior cervical foraminotomy.- Posterior cervical fusion (D-TRAX).