Fig. 10.1 Comparison between the traditional trajectory and cortical bone trajectory. The entry point of CBT requires less soft tissue dissection compared with that of TT. (used with permission from…
Fig. 11.1 ASPEN interspinous fusion device 11.3.2 BacFuse (Pioneer) This device is used alone or as an adjunct to interbody fusion and/or posterior fusion with decompression in treatment from T1…
Fig. 5.1 MySpine custom-made guide. Each guide has on its surface indications of the level and screw dimensions. For each level the corresponding vertebral reconstruction is provided. This allows the…
Fig. 1.1 The basic methods of spinal navigation Fig. 1.2 The main differences between 2D fluoroscopy-based method and 3D CT-based method to navigate the spine. With fluoroscopy, the surgeon must…
Fig. 9.1 Intraoperative view of fluoroscope when Kambin’s triangle is accessed with a spinal needle Fig. 9.2 Working channel for endoscope 9.2.3 Interbody Fusion Another small diameter working port for…
Fig. 3.1 The Renaissance® guidance system, Mazor. With permission from Mazor Robotics, Inc. Fig. 3.2 The Mazor X™ guidance system. With permission from Mazor Robotics, Inc. 3.3 Commercially Available Spine…
Fig. 8.1 Illustrative case. (a, b) Preoperative lumbar X-ray and MRI showing a grade II isthmic-type spondylolisthesis ; (c) postoperative X-ray demonstrating the correct screws and cage placement with reduction…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Roberto Delfini, Alessandro Landi, Cristina Mancarella and Fabrizio Gregori (eds.)Modern Thoraco-Lumbar Implants for Spinal Fusionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60143-4_14 14. New Techniques and MIS: The Thoracoscopic Approach Francesco Signorelli1 and Massimiliano Visocchi1 (1) Institute of Neurosurgery, Medical School,…
Fig. 6.1 A case of severe degenerative disease of L3–L4 and L4–L5 in post-laminectomy surgery (a) sagital and (b) coronal views Fig. 6.2 T2 sagittal MRI image shows the severe…
Study type Study group Outcome score Key results Other Kim et al. [9] Randomized control trial N = 40 RA (P) = 20 FH = 20 CUSUM analysis Gertzbein…
