MIS-TLIF Comparison: Four Surgeons and Regions
43 MIS-TLIF Comparison: Four Surgeons and Regions Seang-Beng Tan, Kevin Foley, Nestor Taboada, and Guiseppe Barbagalla 43.1 How I Do It Summary The goal of this chapter is to summarize…
Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis with Minimally Invasive Multilevel LLIF in Combination with Lateral ALIF
50 Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis with Minimally Invasive Multilevel LLIF in Combination with Lateral ALIF James E. Dowdell, Giuseppe Barbagallo, and Sheeraz Qureshi Summary Adult degenerative lumbar scoliosis (ADLS)…
Target Philosophy in Degenerative Spinal Disorders: Correlation of Clinical Presentation, Physical Examination, and Response to Interventional Procedures
3 Target Philosophy in Degenerative Spinal Disorders: Correlation of Clinical Presentation, Physical Examination, and Response to Interventional Procedures Bridget T. Carey, Jaspal Ricky Singh, Neel Mehta, Taylor Wong, Sertac Kirnaz,…
Strategies to Minimize Invasiveness and Optimize Success: T10-Pelvis
51 Strategies to Minimize Invasiveness and Optimize Success: T10-Pelvis Neel Anand, Alisa Alayan, and Sheila Kahwaty Summary This chapter provides a step-by-step description of patient evaluation and surgical execution of…
MIS-TLIF with Total Navigation and Expandable Interbody Cages
42 MIS-TLIF with Total Navigation and Expandable Interbody Cages Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez, Sertac Kirnaz, and Roger Härtl Summary The MIS-TLIF is one of the best techniques to treat single level pathologies…
Navigation in MISS
7 Navigation in MISS Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez, Alisson R. Teles, Franziska Anna Schmidt, Sertac Kirnaz, and Roger Härtl Summary Three-dimensional navigation options offer new opportunities for more precise navigation in minimally…
Transforaminal Approach for Endoscopic Decompression
35 Transforaminal Approach for Endoscopic Decompression Ralf Wagner Summary The transforaminal approach for endoscopic decompression gives different options for accessing a disc herniation or spinal stenosis. Different techniques should be…
MIS Cervical Pedicle Screws—Percutaneous-Assisted Technique
49 MIS Cervical Pedicle Screws—Percutaneous- Assisted Technique Marcus Richter and Philipp Hartung Summary Although lateral mass screws are still the most commonly used technique for posterior instrumentation of the subaxial…
Strategies to Minimize Invasiveness and Optimize Success: OC Fusion
47 Strategies to Minimize Invasiveness and Optimize Success: OC Fusion Bernhard Meyer and Sandro M. Krieg Summary OC fusion could be one of the most complex and incapacitating procedures in…
Posterior Muscle Sparing Approaches for Decompression, Laminoplasty, and Laminectomy
22 Posterior Muscle Sparing Approaches for Decompression, Laminoplasty, and Laminectomy Lionel N. Metz, Martin H. Pham, Kevin M. Hwang, and K. Daniel Riew Summary Laminoplasty is a powerful operation for…
