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…

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 Amandeep Bhalla Christopher M. Bono FACTORS RELATED TO ADJACENT SEGMENT DISEASE Spinal fusion has been established as the gold standard…

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 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 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…