Understanding Your Role in the Practice Stephanie C. Bazylewicz I. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Since the establishment of the physician assistant (PA) profession in the late 1960s, collaboration with a supervising…
The Specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery Abdullah Qatu Kenneth A. Egol I. THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM The function of the musculoskeletal system is to provide support and stability in a manner that…
Getting to Know Your Patient Stephanie C. Bazylewicz I. INTRODUCTION Although a thorough social history includes a routine set of questions that aid in getting to know a patient, it…
Complications of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgeries Jessica L. Block Victor Popov Tony Tannoury Chadi Tannoury D. Greg Anderson REBUTTAL ▪ Why Open Surgery Mitigates MIS Related Complications Eliza Anderson…
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion/Fixation Gregory Lopez Frank M. Phillips The sacroiliac (SI) joint is a complex joint that allows energy transfer between the torso and the lower extremities. The sacroiliac is…
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Roberto Feliz Despite the controversies, the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) has been identified as a potential cause of lower back pain since the early reports of Goldwaith and…
Techniques in Managing Spondylolisthesis Nickalus R. Khan Kevin T. Foley Spondylolisthesis can be classically described as isthmic (spondylolytic), degenerative, traumatic, or pathologic. This chapter will focus on the treatment and…
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and Fusion of the Lumbosacral Junction (L5-S1) Ajit Jada Sertac Kirnaz Mauricio J. Avila Connor Berlin Roger Härtl As the evolution of spinal surgery continues, there…
Navigating Preexisting Lumbar Instrumentation in MIS Revision Surgeries Courtney Pendleton George M. Ghobrial James S. Harrop The use of intraoperative navigation in spinal surgery has increased in tandem with the…
Lumbar Fusion for Adjacent Segment Disease: The Role of Minimally Invasive Approach Tony Tannoury Akhil Tawari Chadi Tannoury Adjacent segment disease (ASD) refers to a clinical spectrum of symptomatic degenerative…
