Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
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Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery


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The essential decision making primer for minimally invasive spine procedures Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery provides the critical tools needed to determine exactly when, for whom, and why minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is a viable option. Ten tightly focused chapters each begin with a decision making algorithm that explains how to ascertain if MISS will benefit the patient more than traditional open surgery. Following each algorithm, concise yet detailed information on the preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques, and possible outcomes helps the reader to formulate a clear surgical strategy. The book closes with an incisive analysis of radiosurgery, instrumentation systems, image guidance, and promising advances in MISS that will stimulate further discussion of this emerging area. Features: A realistic assessment of both the advantages and drawbacks of MISS by pioneers in the field Evaluative algorithms allow readers to form rapid, fully informed treatment decisions Intuitive organization by spinal region facilitates quick reference Spine surgeons, residents, or fellows in orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery will refer to this easily accessible manual every time they consider performing a minimally invasive spine procedure.

Table of Contents:
Section I Cervical Spine Chapter 1 Posterior Minimally Invasive Cervical Foraminotomy and Laminectomy Chapter 2 Posterior Cervical Fixation Section II Thoracic Spine Chapter 3 Posterior Thoracic Approaches for Disk Disease, Tumor, or Trauma Chapter 4 Anterior Thoracic Approaches for Disk Disease, Tumor, or Trauma Section III Lumbar Spine Chapter 5 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Diskectomy Chapter 6 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Laminectomy for Stenosis Chapter 7 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Chapter 8 Alternative Approaches for Lumbar Fusion: eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) Chapter 9 Alternative Approaches for Lumbar Fusion: Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion (AxiaLIF) Chapter 10 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Choosing Between Approaches Section IV Other Considerations Chapter 11 Stereotactic Spinal Radiosurgery for Primary and Metastatic Disease Chapter 12 Minimally Invasive Instrumentation Systems Chapter 13 Image Guidance in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Chapter 14 Promising Advances in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

About the Author :
Neurosurgeon, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ILProfessor, Dept of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicaco, IL, USA,

Review :
"This is an excellent book with no comparisons, useful for neurosurgeons, spine surgeons, and radiologists."--Doody's


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781604062663
  • Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1604062665
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jan 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 00
  • Weight: 454 gr


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