Full Description
This book presents various techniques in lumbar interbody fusion. Contributors include both expert neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons. Both anterior and posterior approaches are presented with numerous illustrations detailing each technique. The breadth and depth of the information and thorough coverage of techniques allow the reader to compare the various approaches and decide on a course of action that will produce optimal results for patients. This is an excellent reference and one that should be included in every spine surgeon's library!
Contents
General Considerations Pathophysiology of Degenerative Disc Disease; Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, Gordon Tang, MD, Wolfgang Rauschning, MD, PhD, and Michael T. Modic, MD Indications for Lumbar Interbody Fusion; Mark Gerber, MD, Paul W. Detwiler, MS, MD, and Curtis A. Dickman, MD Biomechanics of Lumbar Interbody Cages; Nevan G. Baldwin, MD, Lisa A. Ferrara, MS, Michael A. Morone, MD, PhD, and Edward C. Benzel, MD Operative Approach Selection: Anterior vs. Posterior; Michael G. Kaiser, MD, Brian R. Subach, MD, and Gerald E. Rodts, Jr., MD Cages, Screws, or Both? Rick C. Sasso, MD Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion History and Overview; Anthony K. Frempong-Boadu, MD, and Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD Advantages, Technical Considerations, and Risks; Anthony J. Matan, MD, Choon Keun Park, MD, PhD, and Hansen A. Yuan, MD Laparoscopic Technique; C. Daniel Smith, MD Anterior Blocks; Rick C. Sasso, MD BAK Cage; Matthew T. Mayr, MD, Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, and Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD InFix Interbody Fusion Device; Richard D. Guyer, MD Threaded Bone Dowels; J. Kenneth Burkus, MD INTER FIX; J. Kenneth Burkus, MD, and John D. Dorchak, MD Lordotic Tapered Cages; John A. Sandin III, MD, Gregory R. Trost, MD, and Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion History and Overview; David S. Jones, MD, and Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD Technique for Impacted Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion; Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD, Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD, and Brian R. Subach, MD Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, and Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD Ray Cages; Duncan Q. McBride, MD, and J. Patrick Johnson, MD Carbon Fiber I/F Cage System for Interbody Vertebral Fusion; John W. Brantigan, MD Surgical Outcomes and New Frontiers Fusion Rates, Stability, and Pseudarthrosis; Gregory C. Wiggins, MD, Ajith J. Thomas, MD, and Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD Comparison of Fusion Outcomes; Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD, MSc, and Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD Revision Algorithm: Complication Avoidance and Revision; Stephen E. Heim, MD, Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD, Kevin T. Foley, MD, Reginald Q. Knight, MD, Hallett H. Mathews, MD, Stephen L. Ondra, MD, Chester Sutterlin, MD, and Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD Frontiers of Fusion: Bone Morphogenetic Protein; Steven C. Ludwig, MD, and Scott D. Boden, MD Index
