Authored by experienced surgeons and key innovators in the fast-moving field of LIF surgery, Lumbar Interbody Fusions provides an in-depth, focused approach to recent advances in surgical techniques and technology. Covering both minimally invasive and open procedures, this comprehensive reference provides step-by-step details for proven techniques, including extreme lateral, oblique lateral, and direct lateral approaches; intertransverse approaches; axial approaches; and endoscopic approaches.
- Focuses on the technical nuances, pearls and pitfalls of each procedure, as well as complication avoidance and management. - Features high-quality radiographs and intraoperative images for superb visual guidance throughout. - Covers topics that have as-yet unsettled surgical management, such as thoracolumbar and lumbosacral overlap diseases. - Includes a concise review of evidence-based spine literature at the end of each procedural chapter. - Features chapters on adjunct instrumentation such as pedicle screw and facet fixation, as well as graft selection and revision surgeries. - Provides real-time guidance in video: Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, MIDLIF Operative Technique, L5-S1 OLIF, Aspen Surgical Technique, and many more. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
- Focuses on the technical nuances, pearls and pitfalls of each procedure, as well as complication avoidance and management. - Features high-quality radiographs and intraoperative images for superb visual guidance throughout. - Covers topics that have as-yet unsettled surgical management, such as thoracolumbar and lumbosacral overlap diseases. - Includes a concise review of evidence-based spine literature at the end of each procedural chapter. - Features chapters on adjunct instrumentation such as pedicle screw and facet fixation, as well as graft selection and revision surgeries. - Provides real-time guidance in video: Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, MIDLIF Operative Technique, L5-S1 OLIF, Aspen Surgical Technique, and many more. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Lumbar Interbody Fusions - A Primer- General Indications and Contraindications, 1
- Complications and Avoidance in Lumbar Interbody Fusions, 13
Section 2: Anatomy and Intraoperative Imaging for Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Relevant Surgical Anatomy of the Dorsal Lumbar Spine, 19
- Relevant Surgical Anatomy of the Lateral and Anterior Lumbar Spine, 27
- Intraoperative Image-Guided Navigation for Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 37
Section 3: Techniques, Pearls, and
Complication Avoidance in Lumbar Interbody Fusions
- Mini-open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF), 43
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF), 51
- Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF), 59
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MITLIF), 63
- Minimally Invasive Midline Lumbar Fusion (MIDLIF), 77
- Lateral Transpsoas Approach to Interbody Fusion, 87
- Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion, 99
- Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion at L5-S1, 111
- Interlaminar Lumbar Instrumented Fusions (ILIF), 121
- Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 129
Section 4: Adjunct Instrumentation in Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Implant Options in Interbody Fusion, 139
- Biologic Options in Interbody Fusion, 145
- Integrated Screw/Plate Interbody Fusion Devices, 151
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- Spinous Process Plates for Lumbar Fixation, 159
- Instrumentation for Stability After Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 169
Section 5: Special Considerations
- Revision Interbody Fusion, 181
- Interbody Fusion Strategies in Thoracic and Sacral Overlap Diseases, 189
- Evidence-Based Report on Interbody Fusions of the Lumbar Spine, 201
