Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Procedures
29 Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Procedures Mark P. Kuper, Mark C. Valente, William R. Taylor, and Choll W. Kim Conventional open spinal approaches require extensive dissections to allow for the…
Spinal Fusion: Anterior Approach
27 Spinal Fusion: Anterior Approach Selvon St. Clair and Isador H. Lieberman The technique of spinal arthrodesis was first described by Albee1 in 1911 for the treatment of Pott disease…
Postoperative Rehabilitation of Lumbar Spine Patients
31 Postoperative Rehabilitation of Lumbar Spine Patients Lawrence W. Frank Postoperative rehabilitation of lumbar spine patients seems like an intuitively good idea. However, the details of rehabilitation programs are a…
Spinal Fusion: Posterior Approaches
26 Spinal Fusion: Posterior Approaches E. Andrew Stevens and Charles L. Branch Jr. Damage and degeneration of the lumbar disc can be the result of aging, activity, and trauma. Biochemical…
Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease: A Critical Review
32 Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease: A Critical Review Stewart M. Kerr, Andrew P. White, and Todd J. Albert Surgery rates for degenerative lumbar conditions vary regionally within…
Anatomy and Physiology of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc and Endplates
2 Anatomy and Physiology of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc and Endplates Michael A. Adams Intervertebral discs (IVDs) are pads of fibrocartilage that lie between the vertebral bodies of the spine….
Posterior Nonfusion Pedicle Screw-based Stabilization
24 Posterior Nonfusion Pedicle Screw-based Stabilization Neel Anand and Eli M. Baron Posterior nonfusion pedicle screw-based stabilization is a technology whose role has yet to be fully defined in the…
Degenerative Disc Imaging
14 Degenerative Disc Imaging Troy Hutchins and M. Marcel Maya Essential to radiographic evaluation of lumbar degenerative disc disease are appropriate patient selection and thorough clinical evaluation. A significant overlap…
Percutaneous Decompression
10 Percutaneous Decompression Christopher A. Yeung, Christopher P. Kauffman and Anthony T. Yeung Throughout much of the late 20th century, surgical specialists have pursued less invasive techniques for the treatment…
Interspinous Devices
23 Interspinous Devices Mario L. Pereira, Stephen H. Hochschuler, and Donna D. Ohnmeiss The management of painful disc degeneration remains controversial, with traditional surgical treatment for painful degeneration being fusion….
