Evaluation and Reasons for Failed Back Surgery
Evaluation and Reasons for Failed Back Surgery Khalil Kharrat Amer Sebaaly DEFINITION First defined by North in 1991, failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a global term defining a non-satisfactory…
Adjacent Segment Disease: Factors and Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Adjacent Segment Disease: Factors and Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery Amandeep Bhalla Christopher M. Bono FACTORS RELATED TO ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE Spinal fusion has been established as the gold standard…
Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Discitis
Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Discitis Nathan Wanderman Ilyas S. Aleem Ahmad Nassr Vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis constitute almost 97% of all spine infections.1 Untreated, these infections carry a mortality rate as…
Traumatic Lumbar Injuries, MIS Options
Traumatic Lumbar Injuries, MIS Options Alexandra Miller Daniel Cavanaugh Tristan B. Weir Kelley E. Banagan Steven C. Ludwig REBUTTAL ▪ The Case against MIS Lumbar Fractures Fixation Abdulrazzaq Alobaid TRAUMATIC…
MIS Options for Tumor Management
MIS Options for Tumor Management Fahed Zairi Tarek P. Sunna’ Daniel Shedid INTRODUCTION Spine tumors can be divided into primary tumors and metastasis from a distant primary cancer. Primary tumors…
Anterolateral Psoas-Sparing Approach to Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis
Anterolateral Psoas-Sparing Approach to Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis Tony Tannoury Chadi Tannoury Spine surgery for degenerative scoliosis is challenging due to the technical difficulties and commonly associated complications. Surgical morbidities are…
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Spondylolisthesis Treatment
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Spondylolisthesis Treatment Dustin H. Massel Benjamin C. Mayo Krishna D. Modi William W. Long Philip K. Louie Kern Singh REBUTTAL ▪ The Case against Spondylolisthesis…
Minimally Invasive Pelvic Screw Fixation in Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Pelvic Screw Fixation in Spine Surgery Tony Tannoury Akhil Tawari Chadi Tannoury Axial loading of the spine causes a ventral rotational tendency of the sacrum at the sacroiliac…
Anterolateral Psoas-Sparing Approach to the Lumbar Spine
Anterolateral Psoas-Sparing Approach to the Lumbar Spine Tony Tannoury Akhil Tawari Chadi Tannoury REBUTTAL ▪ The Case against MIS Anterolateral Psoas-Sparing LIF Douglas A. Hollern Tristan B. Fried Gregory D….
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Hamid Hassanzadeh Varun Puvanesarajah Frank M. Phillips REBUTTAL ▪ The Case against MIS Lateral LIF Susan Lammers Douglas A. Hollern Gregory D. Schroeder Worawat Limthongkul Kris…
