Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Surgical Manual

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Spinal Microsurgery: A Short Introduction....Pages 3-5
The Three-Dimensional StereoSite Visualization and Information System Through Head-Mounted Displays and Its Use in Microsurgery of the Spine....Pages 7-10
The Technique of Transoral Odontoidectomy....Pages 11-16
Microsurgery of the Cervical Spine: The Anterior Approach....Pages 17-42
Microsurgical Posterior Approaches to the Cervical Spine....Pages 43-58
The Microsurgical Anterior Approach to T5-T10 (Mini-TTA)....Pages 59-66
Microsurgical Anterior Approach to the Thoraco-Lumbar Junction....Pages 67-72
Principles of Microsurgical Discectomy in Lumbar Disc Herniations....Pages 73-77
The Microsurgical Interlaminar, Paramedian Approach....Pages 79-91
The Lateral, Extraforaminal Approach....Pages 93-104
Microsurgical Decompression of Acquired (Degenerative) Central and Lateral Spinal Canal Stenosis....Pages 105-116
Microsurgical Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MINIALIF) — The Retroperitoneal Approach to L2/3, L3/4, and L4/5....Pages 117-131
Microsurgical Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: The Transperitoneal Approach to L5/S1....Pages 133-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Anatomic Principles of Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery....Pages 147-152
Principles of Endoscopic Techniques to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine....Pages 153-158
Biomechanical Aspects of Anterior Instrumentation in Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery....Pages 159-163
Thoracoscopic Approaches in Spinal Deformities and Trauma....Pages 165-173
Thoracoscopic-Assisted Anterior Approach to Thoracolumbar Fractures....Pages 175-186
Arthroscopic Microdiscectomy....Pages 187-199
The Transforaminal Endoscopic Approach....Pages 201-205
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
The Laparoscopic Approach to the Lumbosacral Junction....Pages 207-216
The Endoscopic Retroperitoneal Approach to the Lumbar Spine....Pages 217-223
The Anterior Extraperitoneal Pararectal Video-Assisted Approach to the Lumbar Spine....Pages 225-232
Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression: Personal Experience and Outlook....Pages 233-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-247