Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

This book is a complete review of the indications, techniques and outcomes of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) for neuro- and orthopaedic surgeons.

Divided into seven sections the text begins with an overview of the fundamentals of MISS, explaining the development of techniques, anatomy, and imaging.

The next chapters cover MISS for numerous disorders in both the cervical and lumbar spine followed by sections on surgery for tumours, infections and osteoporosis, and pain management.

The book concludes with discussion on recent advances in the field of MISS, including robotics.

The comprehensive text is highly illustrated with nearly 400 surgical images and tables.

Key points

• Comprehensive review of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS)
• In depth discussion on procedures for cervical and lumbar spine disorders
• Covers recent advances in MISS including robotics
• Highly illustrated with nearly 400 surgical images and tables

SECTION 1 Fundamentals

• Chapter 1 Introduction and Scope of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Chapter 2 Development of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Chapter 3 Concept of tubes in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries
• Chapter 4 Applied Anatomy and Surgical Approaches in MISS Surgeries
• Chapter 5 Ultrasonic bone dissectors in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Chapter 6 Hazards of Radiation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Chapter 7 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Percutaneous Transpedicular Approaches to the Spine

SECTION 2 MIS in Cervical Spine

• Chapter 8 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy without Fusion
• Chapter 9 Tubular Retractors in Cervical Spine
• Chapter 10 Cervical Laminoforaminotomy
• Chapter 11 Minimally Invasive Transarticular C1–C2 Fixation (Mis-Tas)

SECTION 3 MIS in Lumbar Spine—Non-instrumented

• Chapter 12 Microdiskectomy
• Chapter 13 Philosophy and Basis of PELD
• Chapter 14 Transforaminal Percutaneous Lumbar Endoscopic Diskectomy
• Chapter 15 lumbar canal stenosis treated by Transforaminal Endoscopic access
• Chapter 16 Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy in Spondylodiskitis
• Chapter 17 Microlumbar Diskectomy
• Chapter 18 Microendoscopic Diskectomy
• Chapter 19 Microendoscopy for Lumbar Disk Prolapse
• Chapter 20 Tubular Decompression Technique in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Chapter 21 Endoscopic Lumbar canal decompression in Degenerative Stenosis

SECTION 4 MIS in Lumbar Spine—Instrumented

• Chapter 22 MIS–TLIF Systems
• Chapter 23 Minimally Invasive Surgery—Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• Chapter 24 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Tlif): Miss/Mini-open
• Chapter 25 Outcomes of Lumbar Microendoscopic Decompression Surgery
• Chapter 26 Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery—Instrumented
• Chapter 27 Management of Surgical Site Infection after Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

SECTION 5 Tumors, Infections and Osteoporosis

• Chapter 28 Vertebroplasty and Vesselplasty
• Chapter 29 Kyphoplasty
• Chapter 30 Scope of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Spinal Infections
• Chapter 31 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Spinal Intradural Tumors

SECTION 6 Pain Management

• Chapter 32 Epidural Steroid Injection
• Chapter 33 Radiofrequency Ablation of Facet Joints
• Chapter 34 Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

SECTION 7 Advances in MISS

• Chapter 35 Robotics in Spine Surgery: An Ideal Surgical Assistant
• Chapter 36A Lumbar Spinous Process Splitting Approach for Decompression in Lumbar Canal Stenosis
• Chapter 36B Computer-assisted Spine Surgery: Navigation-guided Instrumentation in Minimally Invasive Spine surgery (Nav-MISS)
• Chapter 37 Navigation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Chapter 38 Minimally Invasive Atlantoaxial fusion
• Chapter 39 Minimally Invasive Surgery in tuberculosis of Spine
• Chapter 40 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Instrumentation
• Chapter 41 Tubular Retractors in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

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Arvind Kulkarni
Consultant Spine Surgeon, Spine Scoliosis and Disc Replacement Centre, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India