Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

The textbook "Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" is a comprehensive resource for learning and mastering minimally invasive spine surgery techniques. It is written by renowned MISS neurosurgeon Roger Härtl and includes contributions from master spine surgeons across the world. The book covers six interacting principles critical to surgical success and provides a detailed discussion on how to utilize an MISS approach for a full spectrum of spinal pathologies. It includes clinical pearls, high-quality images, and videos to enhance learning and implementation. The textbook is a must-have for practicing spine surgeons interested in MISS, as well as senior-level orthopaedic and neurosurgery residents and spine fellows.

Format: Hardback
Length: 468 pages
Publication date: 04 May 2022
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc

The ultimate resource for learning and mastering minimally invasive spine surgery techniques

An estimated 1.5 million instrumented spinal procedures are performed every year in the US. The majority of decompressions and about 50% of fusion procedures can be performed completely or partially using minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) techniques. The full potential of MISS techniques has yet to be realized.

Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery is the most comprehensive and detailed textbook written to date on this topic. The foundation of the book is built on six interacting principles critical to surgical success, and MISS in particular: Target, Technology, Technique, Teaching and Training, Testing, and Talent. The text starts with an opening chapter on the definition of MISS and introduction of these principles. Fifty-six subsequent chapters provide a comprehensive discussion on how to utilize an MISS approach for a full spectrum of spinal pathologies using nuanced variations specific to the operating surgeon. To ensure readers are well versed in all aspects of MISS, these chapters include painstaking details on indications, contraindications, pathoanatomy, operating room set-up, step-by-step techniques, and postoperative management.

Key Highlights

Contributions from master spine surgeons across the world provide a balanced global perspective on mastering and incorporating diverse techniques into practice.

Invaluable clinical pearls including tips/tricks and complication avoidance.

High-quality images, figures, anatomic drawings, and imaging studies illustrate.

Weight: 1867g
Dimension: 279 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684200092