Clinical Outcome Analyses
49 Clinical Outcome Analyses Dino Samartzis, Devanand A. Dominique, Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Michael G. Fehlings, and David R. Nerenz Abstract Increasingly attention has been focused on the tenets of evidence-based…
NEUROSURGERY
Cervical Case Studies
22 Cervical Case Studies Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Richard G. Fessler, and Michael Y. Wang Abstract This chapter reviews a number of cervical cases using a variety of minimally invasive approaches….
Far-Lateral Microdiscectomy
34 Far-Lateral Microdiscectomy Lee A. Tan, Carter S. Gerard, Mick J. Perez-Cruet, and Richard G. Fessler Abstract Far-lateral lumbar disc herniations are much less common than paramedian disc herniations and…
Pathophysiology of Back Pain
5 Pathophysiology of Back Pain Jorge Mendoza-Torres and Mick J. Perez-Cruet Abstract This chapter reviews the definition of back pain and some of the pathophysiological factors leading to back pain….
Posterior Cervical Microforaminotomy and Discectomy
18 Posterior Cervical Microforaminotomy and Discectomy Carter S. Gerard, Lee A. Tan, and Richard G. Fessler Abstract Posterior cervical microforaminotomy and discectomy is an effective minimally invasive surgical technique that…
Establishing an Ambulatory Spine Surgery Center
10 Establishing an Ambulatory Spine Surgery Center Richard N.W. Wohns, Hiroshi W. Nakano, and Laura Miller Dyrda Abstract Outpatient spine surgery allows the spine surgeon to maintain tight control of…
Thoracoscopic Discectomy and Thoracoscopy-Assisted Tubular Retractor Discectomy
25 Thoracoscopic Discectomy and Thoracoscopy-Assisted Tubular Retractor Discectomy Hyun-Chul Shin, Jonathan B. Lesser, Robert E. Isaacs, and Noel I. Perin Abstract In patients with symptomatic, large, centrally located and calcified…
Intraoperative Monitoring
14 Intraoperative Monitoring Stephen W. Bartol Abstract Minimally invasive spinal surgery carries with it an increased inherent risk of nerve injury. These risks must be mitigated and this can be…
Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion, and Instrumentation
20 Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion, and Instrumentation Mick J. Perez-Cruet and Moumita S.R. Choudhury Abstract The anterior cervical approach to the spine can be performed in a muscle-sparing manner via…
Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation with Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Spine Metastases
47 Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation with Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Spine Metastases Anthony A. Turk and Daniel K. Fahim Abstract Radiofrequency tumor ablation, combined with vertebroplasty, is a relatively new…
