32 Unilateral Lumbar Approach for Over-the-Top Bilateral Decompression Franziska C. Heider, Andreas Korge, and H. Michael Mayer Summary The main goal is a bilateral microsurgical decompression of the cauda equina…
52 Lifestyle Medicine: Optimizing Recovery Following MIS of the Spine Jaspal Ricky Singh and Kyle F. Worell Summary Lifestyle medicine is the use of evidence-based therapeutic approaches utilizing exercise, nutrition,…
19 Unilateral Tubular Over-the-Top Cervical Laminectomy for Cervical Stenosis Robert Nicholas Hernandez, Sergio Soriano-Solis, and José-Antonio Soriano-Sánchez Summary Unilateral Tubular Over-the-Top Cervical Laminectomy for Cervical Stenosis addresses the technical aspects…
41 Maximum Access Surgery Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MAS PLIF) Joel Martin, Laura Hein, Pavan S. Upadhyayula, Vincent Cheung, and William Taylor Summary This chapter describes a brief history of…
37 LLIF T12/L1-L2 Cristiano Magalhães Menezes and Érica Godinho Menezes Summary The lateral transpsoas approach to the T12/L1-L2 (thoracolumbar junction) level requires careful management of the diaphragm, the pleura and…
23 Minimally Invasive C1/C2 Fusion Marcus Richter Summary Minimally invasive atlantoaxial fixation and fusion with posterior transarticular screws C1/C2 represents a modification of established and traditional techniques and screw trajectories….
40 Minimally Invasive Oblique Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusionss H. Michael Mayer, Andreas Korge, Frizzi Mayer, Franziska C. Heider, and Christoph Mehren Summary The main goal is a minimally invasive anterolateral…
18 Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy/Discectomy Luca Papavero Summary Posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCFo) is a clinically effective, cost effective, motion preserving, and time-proven surgical treatment for intraforaminal disc herniation and narrow root…
54 Surgical Training and Simulation in MISS Carolin Melcher, Thana Theofanis, Yusef Mosley, Geoffrey Stricsek, Sertac Kirnaz, and James S. Harrop Summary This chapter provides an overview of the integration…
27 Lateral Retropleural Thoracic Discectomy and Corpectomy David S. Xu, Jakub Godzik, S. Harrison Farber, Shashank V. Gandhi, Ernest J. Wright, Courtney Hemphill, Sebastian Uribe, and Juan S. Uribe Summary…
