15 Injection-Based Spine Procedures and Diagnostic Procedures Henry Tong and Mick J. Perez-Cruet Abstract This chapter deals with the basic information every clinician doing spinal injections needs to know. We…
2 Anatomy of the Spine: An Overview Joshua E. Medow and Daniel K. Resnick Abstract The spine is composed of bone, ligament, muscle, discs, smooth, lubricated articular surfaces, spinal cord…
28 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis Peter F. Picetti, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Zachary D. Patterson, David L. Downs, and George D. Picetti III Abstract This chapter…
33 Muscle Preserving Lumbar Microdiscectomy Mick J. Perez-Cruet and Moumita S.R. Choudhury Abstract Herniated lumbar disc was perhaps the first indicated pathology for the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) muscle preserving…
31 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Thoracic Case Studies Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Richard G. Fessler, and Michael Y. Wang Abstract Minimally invasive spine (MIS) approaches to the thoracic spine allow many…
30 Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Spine Surgery Mick J. Perez-Cruet and Jorge Mendoza-Torres Abstract This chapter discusses the minimally invasive assisted robotic spine surgery (MARSS) for resection of paraspinal tumors….
51 Stem Cell–Based Intervertebral Disc Restoration Mengqiao Alan Xi and Mick J. Perez-Cruet Abstract Biologic restoration of the degenerative intervertebral disc is the goal for restoring the natural integrity of…
41 Trans-sacral Approach William D. Tobler Abstract This chapter highlights the features of this distinctive surgical approach (trans-sacral approach) for lumbar fusion. Its anatomic corridor in the presacral space provides…
21 Cervical Arthroplasty K. Daniel Riew and Kevin R. O’Neill Abstract Compared with traditional fusion operations, cervical disc arthroplasty allows the same benefits of neural decompression while preserving motion and…
32 Endoscopic Spine Techniques: An Overview Nima Salari, Christopher Yeung, and Anthony T. Yeung Abstract Posterolateral endoscopic discectomy provides excellent access to the epidural space from pedicle to pedicle facilitating…
