Sacroiliac Joint Block and Neuroablation
Chapter 11 Sacroiliac Joint Block and Neuroablation Kyung-Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Sang-Wook Shin, MD, PhD The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is the largest axial joint in the body with an average…
Paravertebral Block
Chapter 12 Paravertebral Block Sang-Sik Choi, MD, Mi-Guem Lee, MD, Mi-Kyung Lee, MD, PhD The paravertebral space does not naturally exist. It is a potential space that can be created…
Percutaneous Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Stabilization
Chapter 29 Percutaneous Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Stabilization Sang-Ho. Lee, MD, PhD, Won-Chul. Choi, MD Percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy has been an effective alternative to microdiscectomy for patients with soft lumbar…
Posterolateral Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy
Chapter 25 Posterolateral Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy Sang-Ho Lee, MD, PhD, Ho-Yeong Kang, MD, Ho-Yeon Lee, MD, PhD Posterolateral endoscopic thoracic discectomy (PLETD) has been developed from percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy…
Lateral Percutaneous Interspinous System for the Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis
Chapter 34 Lateral Percutaneous Interspinous System for the Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis Luiz M. Pimenta, MD, PhD, Carlos F. Arias, MD, Leonardo Oliveira, BSc One of the main problems of…
Percutaneous Sacroplasty
Chapter 20 Percutaneous Sacroplasty Kyung-Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Ji-Young Yoon, MD Sacral insufficiency fractures, which are commonly associated with osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and radiation therapy–related cancer bony metastasis, can be…
Percutaneous Lumbar Restabilization via a Posterolateral Approach
Chapter 32 Percutaneous Lumbar Restabilization via a Posterolateral Approach Walter Bini, MD, FRCS Minimally invasive percutaneous lumbar restabilization via a posterolateral approach is a valid and less aggressive procedure than…
Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion Technique
Chapter 35 Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion Technique John H. Shim, MD, MBA, FACS, Jason S. Mazza, MSc, OPA-C, Daniel H. Kim, MD, FACS The development of minimally invasive techniques…
Anterior Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy
Chapter 21 Anterior endoscopic cervical discectomy Merrill W. Reuter, MD, PhD, Fabio P. Furieri, MD As with most other aspects of medicine and surgery, the understanding, care, and treatment of…
Radiologic Anatomy of the Spine
Chapter 3 Radiologic Anatomy of the Spine Hak-Jin Kim, MD, PhD The cervical spine The first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and the axis, and the last cervical vertebra are…
