Minimally Invasive Surgical Method
Minimally Invasive Surgical Method James B. Macon Abstract Minimally invasive surgery (MIS), as applied to the lumbar spine, includes many techniques for both decompression and fusion as alternatives to the…
Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with a PDLS
Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with a PDLS Abstract In SPC surgery on the PDLS, operative therapy is primarily directed to root decompression in the great majority of patients. An…
Stabilization in SFC Surgery on the PDLS
Stabilization in SFC Surgery on the PDLS Abstract Stabilization in SFC surgery on the PDLS is mainly done adjunctively to address translational instability or rotational hypermobility at the level of…
Socioeconomics in Spine Surgery
Socioeconomics in Spine Surgery Abstract The huge increase in national healthcare expense has resulted in the interjection of economic “stakeholders” into the medical decision processes. Cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis, utilizing comparative…
Lumbar Disc Replacement: The Artificial Disc
43 Lumbar Disc Replacement: The Artificial Disc Fred H. Geisler Abstract Lumbar spinal arthroplasty was first reported in clinical settings nearly 30 years ago in patients with lumbar degenerative disc…
Minimally Invasive Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis
35 Minimally Invasive Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Ronnie I. Mimran, R. Patrick Jacob, and Richard G. Fessler Abstract Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common spinal pathology…
Stabilization of the Sacroiliac Joint with the Sacroiliac Bone Surgical Implant
42 Stabilization of the Sacroiliac Joint with the Sacroiliac Bone Surgical Implant Fred H. Geisler and Jake P. Heiney Abstract This chapter summarizes both the surgical technique of minimally invasive…
