Decision Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Neurosurgeon, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ILProfessor, Dept of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicaco, IL, USA,

Decision-Making for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery provides the critical tools needed to determine exactly when, for whom, and why minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is a viable option.


Ten tightly focused chapters each begin with a decision-making algorithm that explains how to ascertain if MISS will benefit the patient more than traditional open surgery. Following each algorithm, concise yet detailed information on the preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques, and possible outcomes helps the reader to formulate a clear surgical strategy. The book closes with an incisive analysis of radiosurgery, instrumentation systems, image guidance, and promising advances in MISS that will stimulate further discussion of this emerging area.



Features

A realistic assessment of both the advantages and drawbacks of MISS by pioneers in the field

Evaluative algorithms allow readers to form rapid, fully informed treatment decisions

Intuitive organization by spinal region facilitates quick reference



Spine surgeons, residents, or fellows in orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery will refer to this easily accessible manual every time they consider performing a minimally invasive spine procedure.

Thieme Publishers New York 2011 im Thieme Verlag

Cervical Spine; Thoracic Spine; Lumbar Spine.