44 Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Diskectomy Gun Choi, Alfonso García, Akarawit Asawasaksakul, and Ketan Deshpande 44.1 Introduction First described by Robinson and Cloward, anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion has become an…
19 Destandau’s Technique: Interlaminar Approach (Lumbar Diskectomy with Canal Decompression) Shrinivas M. Rohidas 19.1 Introduction Lumbar intervertebral disk prolapse is a common occurrence. The standard surgical treatment is diskectomy with…
26 Laparoscope- and Endoscope-Assisted Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion Ji-Hoon Seong and Jin-Sung Luke Kim 26.1 Laparoscope-Assisted OLIF 26.1.1 Background Laparoscope-assisted spine surgery via a retroperitoneal approach is not a new…
4 Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy for Migrated Lumbar Disk Herniation Akarawit Asawasaksakul, Gun Choi, and Ketan Deshpande 4.1 Introduction In the years since the introduction of the concept of percutaneous…
47 Cervical Laminoforaminotomy with Working Channel Endoscope Gun Choi and Akarawit Asawasaksakul 47.1 Introduction Posterior cervical foraminotomy has been applied extensively in the management of unilateral cervical radiculopathies, either due…
17 Ultrasonic Bone Dissectors in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Shrinivas M. Rohidas 17.1 Introduction In the past two decades, spinal surgery has advanced greatly with the help of operating microscopes,…
45 Endoscopic Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Cord Decompression Shrinivas M. Rohidas 45.1 Introduction Degenerative changes at vertebrae and the intervertebral disks occur due to wear and tear after constant use…
48 Posterior Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy and Diskectomy: Case Presentation and Surgical Technique Chi Heon Kim and Chun Kee Chung 48.1 Case Presentation The patient, a 41-year-old female, presented with…
1 Applied Anatomy and Percutaneous Approaches to the Lumbar Spine Alfonso García, Akarawit Asawasaksakul, and Gun Choi 1.1 Introduction After careful review of the anatomy of the spine in humans…
7 Interlaminar Surgical Approach for Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Annuloplasty/Nucleoplasty Akarawit Asawasaksakul, Alfonso García, Ketan Deshpande, and Gun Choi 7.1 Introduction Apart from the transforaminal approach for percutaneous endoscopic laser annuloplasty/nucleoplasty,…
