What separates the very good clinicians from the truly outstanding ones? More often than you might imagine, the difference lies not in technical mastery or specific knowledge of disease processes, but in understanding relevant anatomy.
A sound anatomic background helps you improve your ability to recognize potential pitfalls and to effectively handle problems when complications do arise. While there are many atlases and technical references available in the rapidly growing field of spine surgery, most focus exclusively on operative technique alone and make only a passing reference to the anatomic considerations that greatly influence both short- and long-term outcomes.
An Anatomic Approach to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery fills this gap by offering an anatomically oriented presentation of the latest developments in minimally invasive surgery for the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Each chapter in this comprehensive reference balances clinical anatomy with specific surgical applications. Every procedure is described in precise step-by-step fashion and is accompanied by detailed color illustrations and intraoperative images that highlight the key steps for performing these techniques safely and effectively. Numerous preoperative and postoperative images demonstrate the possible results that can be achieved. Instrumentation, monitoring, outcome analysis, and complications are also discussed in detail.
An Anatomic Approach to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery is edited by preeminent experts, Dr. Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Dr. Larry T. Khoo, and Dr. Richard G. Fessler, who are joined by a group of outstanding contributors. This comprehensive publication is filled with detailed anatomic and clinical information, collected throughout the years of these experts’ experience, to help the spine surgeon skillfully execute minimally invasive procedures for each region of the spine. Comprehensive chapters are included on the range of minimally invasive spine surgery operations.
Of particular importance is the chapter on complication avoidance; this invaluable chapter provides the reader with information on potential complications and how to avoid them to help ensure safe procedures, improved patient outcomes, and reduced healthcare costs. In addition, chapters on minimally invasive fusion and instrumentation, percutaneous pedicle screw targeting, injection-based spine procedures, and artificial disc technology present cutting-edge developments in the field.
Table of ContentsPart I Fundamentals
- 1 History of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- 2 Anatomy of the Spine: An Overview
- 3 Biomechanical Role of the Osseous, Ligamentous, and Muscular Structures of the Spine
- 4 Pathophysiology and Operative Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain
- 5 Pathophysiology of Back Pain
- 6 Rationale for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- 7 Overcoming the Learning Curve
- 8 Operating Room Setup
Part II Patient Education and Business Basics
- 9 Patient Education
- 10 Establishing an Ambulatory Spine Surgery Center
- 11 Establishing Ancillary Services and Health Care Regulatory Implications
- 12 Bringing Novel Spine Devices to the Marketplace
Part III Image Guidance, Monitoring, and Nonoperative Techniques
- 13 Computer Navigational Guidance in Spine Surgery
- 14 Intraoperative Monitoring
- 15 Injection-Based Spine Procedures and Diagnostic Procedures
- 16 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Tumors of the Spine
Part IV Surgical Techniques
Section I Cervical Spine
- 17 Transoral and Transnasal Approaches to the Craniocervical Junction
- 18 Posterior Cervical Microforaminotomy and Discectomy
- 19 Posterior Cervical Approach
- 20 Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion, and Instrumentation
- 21 Cervical Arthroplasty
- 22 Cervical Case Studies
Section II Thoracic Spine
- 23 Posterior Thoracic Microdiscectomy
- 24 Anterior Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
- 25 Thoracoscopic Discectomy and Thoracoscopy-Assisted Tubular Retractor Discectomy
- 26 Anterior Thoracoscopic Vertebral Reconstruction and Instrumentation
- 27 Minimally Invasive Deformity Correction
- 28 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis
- 29 Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
- 30 Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Spine Surgery
- 31 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Thoracic Case Studies
Section III Lumbar Spine
- 32 Endoscopic Spine Techniques: An Overview
- 33 Muscle Preserving Lumbar Microdiscectomy
- 34 Far-Lateral Microdiscectomy
- 35 Minimally Invasive Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis
- 36 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- 37 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement for Spinal Instrumentation
- 38 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- 39 Transpsoas Anatomical Approach to the Spine
- 40 eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- 41 Trans-sacral Approach
- 42 Stabilization of the Sacroiliac Joint with the Sacroiliac Bone Surgical Implant
- 43 Lumbar Disc Replacement: The Artificial Disc
- 44 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Lumbar Case Studies
Part V Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Tumors
- 45 Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spine Tumors
- 46 Benign Spinal Tumors
- 47 Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation with Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Spine Metastases
- 48 Minimally Invasive Resection of Intradural Spinal Tumors
Part VI Complications and Outcome Analysis
- 49 Clinical Outcome Analyses
- 50 Avoiding Complications in Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures
Part VII Future Considerations
- 51 Stem Cell–Based Intervertebral Disc Restoration
