Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Biomechanics of Lumbar Spine Instability....Pages 3-9
The Myth of Solid Posterior Lateral Fusion....Pages 10-15
Radiological Evidence of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion....Pages 16-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
The Role of External Fixation as a Predictor of Fusion Success....Pages 25-34
Assessment of Segmental Spinal Instability Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 35-44
Intraoperative Measurement of Lumbar Spinal Stiffness....Pages 45-53
The Long-Term Effect of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Deterioration of Adjacent Motion Segments....Pages 54-64
A Critical Analysis of Motion of the Lumbar Spine Adjacent to an Interbody Fusion: A Clinical Radiological Study and Biomechanical Cadaveric Study....Pages 65-71
Anterior Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: The Long-Term Clinical Results....Pages 72-77
Clinical Results of Lumbar Fusion for Heavy Workers with Lumbar Disk Herniation....Pages 78-85
Multi-Segmental Spondylosis: An Overview of Presentations at the Fifth International Conference on Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization....Pages 86-91
Patient Selection for Stabilization of Multisegmental Spondylosis....Pages 92-97
A Clinical Study of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis....Pages 98-112
Surgical Management of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis....Pages 113-125
Treatment of Multilevel Anterior and Retrolisthesis of the Lumbosacral Spine....Pages 126-134
Posterior Stabilization for Lumbar Degenerative Kyphosis: In Situ Fusion in Maximum Extension on Hall’s Frame....Pages 135-149
Operative Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Kyphosis....Pages 150-159
Non-Instrumentation Stabilization / Decompression Procedure for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Significance of Expansive Laminoplasty....Pages 160-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
How to Stabilize the Lumbar Spine: An Overview....Pages 169-177
Results of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lytic and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis....Pages 178-187
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: With and Without Pedicle Screw Fixation....Pages 188-196
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Combined Auto- and Allograft Technique....Pages 197-207
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Allograft and Plates....Pages 208-219
Effects of Ceramic Interspinous Block on Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion....Pages 220-226
Boucher Screw Fixation of the Spine: A Translaminar Pedicle Screw Technique....Pages 227-240
Reduction and Stabilization of High Grade Spondylolisthesis: A Study of 29 Patients Using a Posterior Approach....Pages 241-248
Lumbar Diskectomy, Facetectomy, and Laminectomy of L4–L5 and L5–S1 Levels: Experimental Approach and Biomechanical Consequences of Practical Application....Pages 249-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Biomechanical Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation....Pages 259-277
Comparative Study of Three Pedicle Screw Devices....Pages 278-287
Biomechanical Study of Pedicle Screw Fixation Systems for the Lumbar Spine....Pages 288-296
Lumbosacral Fusion with Pedicular Screw Plating Instrumentation: 10-Year Follow-up Results....Pages 297-302
Simmons Plating System for Spinal Fusion Surgery....Pages 303-311
Stabilization of Spondylolisthesis: The Hartshill System....Pages 312-315
Lumbar Spinal Stabilization by the MOSS System....Pages 316-331
Internal Fixation of the Lumbar Spine: Further Clinical Experience Using Computer Assisted Design and Manufacture of a Precise System....Pages 332-337
Complications of Lumbar Spinal Surgery with Transpedicular Fixation....Pages 338-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Recent Trends in the Use of Bank Bone in Spinal Surgery: Replies to Questionnaires from the United States....Pages 349-353
Defatted, Gas-Sterilized Bone Allograft as Bank Bone: Preparation, Safety, and Utility for Lumbar Spine Surgery....Pages 354-363
A Titanium Implant for Interbody Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Disk Disease....Pages 364-370
Use of Hydroxyapatite Blocks in Posterior Interbody Fusion....Pages 371-378
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Carbon Fiber Implant to Aid Interbody Lumbar Fusion: 1-year Clinical Results in the First 26 Patients....Pages 379-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-401