Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy David Greg Anderson Christopher K. Kepler Victor M. Popov DEFINITION Lumbar microdiscectomy is the most common spinal operation.1 Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most…
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Reginald S. Fayssoux Choll W. Kim DEFINITION Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) is a modification of the Wiltse exposure for decompression…
Lateral Approaches to Interbody Fusion Keith W. Michael S. Tim Yoon DEFINITION Lateral approach to interbody fusion Many different names including extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF), direct lateral interbody fusion…
Anterior Thoracic Corpectomy Sheeraz A. Qureshi Samuel C. Overley Morgan N. Chen Andrew C. Hecht DEFINITION Anterior thoracic approaches provide a means of decompression, stabilization, and fusion for a variety…
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Disc Replacement, and Corpectomy D. Alex Stroh Brad W. Moatz P. Justin Tortolani DEFINITION Lumbar disc degeneration is an age-related process heralded by a loss of…
Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvesting Sreeharsha V. Nandyala Alejandro Marquez-Lara Junyoung Ahn Kern Singh DEFINITION The use of autogenous bone graft is considered by most surgeons to be the gold…
Transforaminal and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Saad B. Chaudhary Mitchell F. Reiter DEFINITION Several arthrodesis techniques are available to address the various pathologic processes in the lumbar spine. The standard…
Posterolateral Thoracolumbar Fusion with Instrumentation Sreeharsha V. Nandyala Alejandro Marquez-Lara Junyoung Ahn Kern Singh ANATOMY Pedicle morphology is detailed in Table 1. IMAGING AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES Standing posteroanterior and…
Lumbar Decompression Bradley K. Weiner Ronald Mitchell DEFINITION Degenerative changes that are part of the aging process may lead to compression of neurologic tissues within the spinal canal or subarticular…
Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Laminoforaminotomy Laura A. Snyder Richard G. Fessler DEFINITION Cervical radiculopathy is a neurologic condition characterized by dysfunction of a cervical spinal nerve, the roots of the…
