Guided Lumbar Interbody Fusion (GLIF)
68 Guided Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ali Aragbi KEY POINTS • Guided lumbar interbody fusion (GLIF) technique is a curvilinear minimally invasive approach to the lateral spine, leveraging all adherent benefits…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Spine Tumors
49 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Spine Tumors Carmina F. Angeles, Robert E. Lieberson, Jon Park KEY POINTS • The CyberKnife system is a frameless stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) instrument that consists of…
Directed Cement Flow Kyphoplasty for Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
39 Directed Cement Flow Kyphoplasty for Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures Kern Singh, Robert Pflugmacher KEY POINTS • Osteoporotic compression fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine can be…
Dorsal Endoscopic Rhizotomy for Chronic Nondiscogenic Axial Low Back Pain
65 Dorsal Endoscopic Rhizotomy for Chronic Nondiscogenic Axial Low Back Pain Anthony T. Yeung, Yinggang Zheng, Christopher A. Yeung KEY POINTS • The dorsal ramus branches off the origin of…
Endoscopic Surgical Pain Management in the Aging Spine
64 Endoscopic Surgical Pain Management in the Aging Spine Anthony T. Yeung, Christopher A. Yeung, Christopher Meredith KEY POINTS • The foraminal endoscopic surgical approach avoids the surgical morbidity of…
The Role of Spinal Fusion and the Aging Spine: Stenosis without Deformity
50 The Role of Spinal Fusion and the Aging Spine Stenosis without Deformity Nelson S. Saldua, Chukwuka Okafor, Eric B. Harris, Alexander R. Vaccaro KEY POINTS • The incidence of…
Kinematics of the Aging Spine: A Review of Past Knowledge and Survey of Recent Developments, with a Focus on Patient-Management Implications for the Clinical Practitioner
10 Kinematics of the Aging Spine: A Review of Past Knowledge and Survey of Recent Developments, with a Focus on Patient-Management Implications for the Clinical Practitioner Adam K. Deitz, Alan C. Breen, Fiona E….
Pelvic Fixation of the Aging Spine
62 Pelvic Fixation of the Aging Spine Joseph M. Morreale, Ravi Ramachandran, Jonathan N. Grauer, Peter G. Whang KEY POINTS • Incorporation of the iliac crest into lumbosacral fusions may…
Kiva System in the Treatment of Vertebral Osteoporotic Compression Fractures
38 Kiva System in the Treatment of Vertebral Osteoporotic Compression Fractures Luis M. Rosales KEY POINTS • The Kiva system is useful for the reduction and the treatment of pathologic…
Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty: Indications and Contraindications
55 Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty Indications and Contraindications Jessica Shellock, Richard D. Guyer KEY POINTS • Lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) is a motion-preserving alternative to lumbar fusion. • The established…
