Spinal Fusion Techniques

Table of Contents

1. Anatomy of Vertebrae

2. Surgical instruments

3. Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

4. Perioperative Management and Best Practices

5. Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Fusion - A Novel Approach to Facet Fusion

6. Posterior Spinal Fusion

7. Interspinous fusion with Lateral Percutaneous Technique

8. Measuring outcomes

Authors

Alaa Abd-Elsayed Medical Director, UW Pain Clinic, Division Chief, Chronic Pain Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed joined the faculty of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin in 2014 to provide Chronic Pain Medicine Services as part of the Interventional Pain Program. He received his medical training at Assiut University Medical School in Egypt, completed a master's degree in Public Health, research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, and residency in anesthesiology and pain management fellowship at University of Cincinnati. As part of the Interventional Pain Program, Dr. Abd-Elsayed evaluates patients at the Pain Clinic, and when an interventional pain treatment is appropriate, performs procedures at the Madison Surgery Center. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous research grants, published more than 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts and authored several editorials and book chapters. He has presented at more than 60 international and national conferences and has earned more than 15 awards at the state and national levels. In addition, he has served as a reviewer for more than 20 journals and as an editor to several journals.