Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Primer 1st Edition

Unique resource provides spine surgeons with the right tools and mindset to perform minimally invasive surgery

Minimally
Invasive Spine Surgery: A Primer by Luis Manuel Tumialan is the ideal
introduction to minimally invasive spine approaches, especially for
neurosurgery and orthopedic residents, fellows, and spine surgeons who
want to incorporate minimally invasive approaches into their practice.
The Primer offers a treasure trove of 3D illustrations and animations
that virtually brings the aspiring minimally invasive spine surgeon into
the operating room alongside their professor. The text starts with a
discussion of open spine surgery versus minimally invasive procedures
and the optimal mindset required to convert from one to the other.

The
book is divided into lumbar, cervical, and thoracic spine sections, and
a fourth section dedicated to the fundamentals of fluoroscopy and
radiation exposure. The text begins with an overview, history, and
evolution of each procedure, followed by a discussion of the anatomical
basis for using a minimally invasive approach. Each anatomical section
starts with the least complicated surgeries, thereby laying the
foundation for more complex procedures discussed in subsequent chapters.
The third section focuses on thoracic decompression, nerve sheath
tumors in the lumbar and thoracic spine, and management of metastatic
disease and intradural extramedullary lesions.

Key Features

• Single-authored text provides uniform readability and philosophy—cover to cover
• Lumbar approaches include microdiscectomy, laminectomy, transforaminal interbody fusions, and the transpsoas approach
• Cervical procedures encompass posterior foraminotomy, laminectomy, and anterior discectomy
• Superb
  illustrations, high-fidelity anatomical animations based on computer
  modeling, and procedural videos enhance understanding of minimally
  invasive spine principles

This
unique, single-author Primer is a must-have resource for early-career
spine surgeons who wish to learn minimally invasive principles, as well
as veteran surgeons who have a desire to incorporate minimally invasive
spine surgery into clinical practice.

This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.