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.