Full Description
Surgery of the lumbar spine is one of the most common operations in neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. This new text presents the current principles and techniques of lumbar spine surgery, including pathology, biomechanics, cutting-edge techniques in navigation and robotics, augmented and virtual reality, and much more. Comprehensive yet practical, it covers the most common pathologies and their surgeries instead of focusing just on one disease, providing a deep dive into diagnoses, treatments, as well as surgical and non-surgical management strategies. Discussed here are traditional, core topics like degenerative disease, trauma and oncology, with new and innovative topics like minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopy and robotic spine surgery included for a well-rounded presentation. Radiographs and interoperative photos enhance the text.
Leveraging the expertise of thought leaders in neurosurgery, orthopedic spine surgery, and other related disciplines, this will be an excellent resource for practitioners at all levels.
Contents
1. Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine.- 2. Spinal Biomchanics of the lumbar spine.- 3. Epidmiology and healthcare costs of lumbar spine disease.- 4. Physical examination.- 5. Radiological assessment of the lumbar spine.- 6. Intraop Neuromonitoring in lumbar spine surgery.- 7. Bone health optimization in lumbar spine surgery.- 8. Pain Management in lumbar spine disease.- 9. Physiotherapy for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease.- 10. Lumbar spinal trauma.- 11. Sacral trauma.- 12. Lumbar disc herniation.- 13. Lumbar Stenosis.- 14. Intradural spinal Tumors.- 15. Metastatic disease to the lumbar spine.- 16. Lumbo-Sacral Primary Tumors.- 17. Lumbar synovial cysts.- 18. Degenerative Spondylolisthesis & Spondylolysis.- 19. Decompression without Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Evidence and Technique.- 20. Decompression and fusion for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.- 21. Lumbar Degenerative Deformity.- 22. High grade spondylolisthesis.- 23. Osteodiscitis in the Lumbar Spine.- 24. Postoperative Lumbar Spine Infections.- 25. Pediatric Pars Defect.- 26. Lumbar discectomy, open and tubular.- 27. Lumbar endoscopic decompression.- 28. Lumbar endoscopy, beyond degenerative disease.- 29. Complication management in lumbar endoscopy.- 30. Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF).- 31. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion, MIS.- 32. Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion.- 33. Prone Lateral Lumbar Spine Surgery.- 34. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF).- 35. Sacral-Pelvic Fixation Strategies.- 36. Osteotomies in the lumbar spine.- 37. Navigation and Robotics in lumbar spine surgery.- 38. Awake lumbar spine surgery.- 39. AI/ML and lumbar spinal surgery.
