MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY

1. Introduction to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
2. Retractor Systems in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
3. Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
4. Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
5. Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement
6. Minimally Invasive Lateral Retropleural Approach for Thoracic Discectomy and Corpectomy
7. Percutaneous Cement Augmentation
8. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
9. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
10. Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
11. Mini-Open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
12. Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion
13. Minimally Invasive Spine Deformity Correction
14. Minimally Invasive Spinal Tumor Resection
15. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spinal Trauma
16. Minimally Invasive Bone Grafts and Osteobiologics

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

Author information
Kern Singh MD
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Alexander Vaccaro
Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA