Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

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