Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Practical Guide to Anatomy and Techniques (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461407621)

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

Author: Burak Ozgur
ISBN-10: 1461407621
ISBN-13: 9781461407621
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2011
Pages: 187
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.60h x 7.70w x 0.50d