Significant advances have been made in minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery approaches, techniques, and innovative technologies. By preserving normal anatomic integrity during spine surgery, MIS approaches enable spine surgeons to achieve improved patient outcomes, including faster return to normal active lifestyles and reduced revision rates. Exposing only the small portion of the spine responsible for symptoms via small ports or channels, requires a deep understanding of spinal anatomy and spinal pathophysiology. Building on the widely acclaimed first edition, An Anatomic Approach to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Second Edition, provides an expanded foundation of knowledge to master minimally invasive spine surgery.

World-renowned spine neurosurgeons Mick Perez-Cruet, Richard Fessler, Michael Wang, and a cadre of highly regarded spine surgery experts provide masterful tutorials on an impressive array of cutting-edge technologies. Organized by seven sections and 51 chapters, the book presents a diverse spectrum of current safe and efficacious MIS procedures and future innovations. Nonsurgical approaches include injection-based spine procedures and stereotactic radiosurgery. Surgical technique chapters discuss MIS anterior, posterior, and lateral approaches to the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, with procedures such as endoscopic microdiscectomy, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, percutaneous instrumentation, and robotic spine surgery.

Key Features

• Step-by-step illustrations, including more than 400 depictions by master surgical and anatomic illustrator Anthony Pazos portray the surgeon’s-eye-view of anatomy, intraoperative images, and surgical instruments, thereby aiding in the understanding of anatomy and procedures
• ۲۰ online videos feature real-time operative fluoroscopy, pertinent anatomy, operative set-up, and common cervical, thoracic, and lumbar approaches
• Discussion of novel MIS techniques reflected in 16 new or expanded chapters, including Robotic Assisted Thoracic Spine Surgery and Stem-Cell Based Intervertebral Disc Restoration

There is truly no better clinical reward for spine surgeons than giving patients suffering from debilitating spinal disorders their life back. This quintessential MIS surgery resource will help surgeons and clinicians accomplish that goal.

Contents

۱. History of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
۲. Anatomy of the Spine: An Overview
۳. Biomechanical Role of the Osseous, Ligamentous, and Muscular Structures of the Spine
۴. Pathophysiology and Operative Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain.
۵. Pathophysiology of Back Pain
۶. Rationale for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.
۷. Overcoming the Learning Curve.
۸. Operating Room Setup
۹. Patient Education
۱۰. Establishing an Ambulatory Spine Surgery Center
۱۱. Establishing Ancillary Services and Health Care Regulatory Implications
۱۲. Bringing Novel Spine Devices to the Marketplace
۱۳. Computer Navigational Guidance in Spine Surgery
۱۴. Intraoperative Monitoring
۱۵. Injection-Based Spine Procedures and Diagnostic Procedures
۱۶. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Tumors of the Spine
۱۷. Transoral and Transnasal Approaches to the Craniocervical Junction
۱۸. Posterior Cervical Microforaminotomy and Discectomy
۱۹. Posterior Cervical Approach
۲۰. Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion, and Instrumentation
۲۱. Cervical Arthroplasty
۲۲. Cervical Case Studies
۲۳. Posterior Thoracic Microdiscectomy
۲۴. Anterior Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
۲۵. Thoracoscopic Discectomy and Thoracoscopy-Assisted Tubular Retractor Discectomy
۲۶. Anterior Thoracoscopic Vertebral Reconstruction and Instrumentation
۲۷. Minimally Invasive Deformity Correction
۲۸. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis
۲۹. Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
۳۰. Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Spine Surgery
۳۱. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Thoracic Case Studies
۳۲. Endoscopic Spine Techniques: An Overview
۳۳. Muscle Preserving Lumbar Microdiscectomy
۳۴. Far-Lateral Microdiscectomy
۳۵. Minimally Invasive Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis
۳۶. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
۳۷. Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement for Spinal Instrumentation
۳۸. Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
۳۹. Transpsoas Anatomical Approach to the Spine
۴۰. eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
۴۱. Trans-sacral Approach
۴۲. Stabilization of the Sacroiliac Joint with the Sacroiliac Bone Surgical Implant
۴۳. Lumbar Disc Replacement: The Artificial Disc
۴۴. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Lumbar Case Studies
۴۵. Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spine Tumors
۴۶. Benign Spinal Tumors
۴۷. Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation with Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Spine Metastases
۴۸. Minimally Invasive Resection of Intradural Spinal Tumors
۴۹. Clinical Outcome Analyses
۵۰. Avoiding Complications in Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures
۵۱. Stem Cell–Based Intervertebral Disc Restoration