Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery ─ A Practical Guide to Anatomy and Techniques

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Practical Guide to Anatomy and Techniques is a beautifully illustrated text describing the 18 most widely accepted minimally-invasive procedures in spine surgery. Written by leaders in both neurologic and orthopedic spine surgery, this book offers the most up-to-date material and the broadest perspective on the subject. Procedures range from simple to complex and cover the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine. Chapter topics include: · image-guided spinal navigation · posterior cervical instrumentation and fusion· thoracoscopic deformity correction · facet joint and epidural injections· discography and endoscopic lumbar discectomy· transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)· anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) · iliac crest bone graft harvest and fusion techniques