48 Strategies to Minimize Invasiveness and Optimize Success: Cervical Front/Back Surgery for Deformity Correction Lee A. Tan and K. Daniel Riew Summary Surgical treatment of cervical spine deformity can be…
36 Endoscopic Interlaminar Lumbar Laminectomy Christoph Hofstetter Summary The endoscopic interlaminar lumbar laminectomy is becoming the least invasive option to decompress the lumbar spine from a dorsal approach. This technique…
45 Intradural Extramedullary Tumors Hani Malone, Richard G. Fessler, and John E. O’Toole Summary The resection of intradural extramedullary (IDEM) spinal tumors using minimally invasive techniques has been shown to…
46 Three-Dimensional Navigation in Lumbar Spine to Facilitate Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Jang W. Yoon, Gaetano De Biase, and Eric W. Nottmeier Summary Three-dimensional navigation has increased both the efficiency…
29 Posterior Paramedian Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy Raj Nangunoori, Diana H. Jho, David H. Jho, and Hae-Dong Jho Summary In this chapter, the reader will find a thorough guide on the…
30 Transpedicular Corpectomy and Fusion for Metastatic Tumor or Infection Young M. Lee, Ramin A. Morshed, and Dean Chou Summary Tumors and infections of the spine are often indications for…
12 Surgical Techniques and Instrumentation in MISS Robert Nicholas Hernandez, Sertac Kirnaz, and Michael S. Virk Summary This chapter highlights an essential part of MISS, Surgical Techniques and Instrumentation. Due…
1 Definition of MISS: The “6 Ts”: Target/Technology/Technique/Teaching and Training/Testing/Talent Roger Härtl, Sertac Kirnaz, Juan Del Castillo-Calcáneo, and Ibrahim Hussain Summary This chapter provides the framework for success with minimally…
31 Techniques to Decrease the Invasiveness of Thoracic Deformity Correction Brenton Pennicooke, Robert Nicholas Hernandez, and Michael S. Virk Summary This chapter summarizes techniques and technologies that can be used…
25 Thoracic Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Justin Schwarz, Srikanth Boddu, Ibrahim Hussain, Alejandro Santillan, and Athos Patsalides Summary Thoracic vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are vertebral augmentation procedures (VAPs) that are safe and…
