Positioning and Safety
Fig. 8.1 Patient in the lateral decubitus position Pillows, blankets, or a gel donut are then placed beneath the patient’s head to support it in a neutral position. The patient’s…
Managing and Preventing Soft Tissue Complications
Study Total patients Soft tissue complications Rate Anand et al. [9] 12 4 25 % 4 neurologic deficits Knight et al. [10] 58 9 15.5 % 8 neurologic deficits 1…
Thoracic MIS Retropleural Access
Fig. 16.1 (a) Patient placed in a 90o true lateral decubitus position with pre-operative surgical marking of ribs and index level. (b) Fluoroscopic X-Ray image of the vertebrae is obtained…
Single Versus Dual Incisions for Lateral Retroperitoneal Approach
Fig. 13.1 Dual incisions allowing for dissection of the retroperitoneal space blindly with a finger 13.2 Dual Incisions 13.2.1 Surgical Technique [1] When performing a dual-incision technique, the lateral incision…
Intraoperative Electrophysiologic Monitoring
Fig. 9.1 The position of the major neural structures of the lumbar plexus within and around the psoas muscle (Reprinted from eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (p46), by JA. Goodrich, 2013,…
Ileus and Gastrointestinal Complications
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Michael Y. Wang, Andrew A. Sama and Juan S. Uribe (eds.)Lateral Access Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-28320-3_35 35. Ileus and Gastrointestinal Complications Evan D. Sheha1, Grant D. Shifflett1 and Russel C. Huang2 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital…
Costs and Economic Implications
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Michael Y. Wang, Andrew A. Sama and Juan S. Uribe (eds.)Lateral Access Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-28320-3_4 4. Costs and Economic Implications Matthew D. Alvin1, 2, Daniel Lubelski2, 3, Thomas E. Mroz4 and Michael P. Steinmetz5 (1) Case Western…
Physiologic Benefits and Impacts of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Michael Y. Wang, Andrew A. Sama and Juan S. Uribe (eds.)Lateral Access Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-28320-3_3 3. Physiologic Benefits and Impacts of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries Gisela Murray1, Chun-Po Yen1 and Juan S. Uribe2 (1)…
Motor-Based Monitoring During Minimally Invasive Lateral Spine Surgery
Fig. 10.1 This image shows the setup for MEPs and how the myogenic responses appear (Adapted with permission from Fig. 6, Schmidek and Sweet’s Neurosurgical Operative Techniques, 6th ed. Chap….
Workup and Diagnostic Testing
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Michael Y. Wang, Andrew A. Sama and Juan S. Uribe (eds.)Lateral Access Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-28320-3_5 5. Workup and Diagnostic Testing William D. LongIII1 , Federico P. Girardi1 and Andrew A. Sama2 (1) Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special…
