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In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Sigurd Berven and Praveen V. Mummaneni bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Spinal Deformity Update. Top experts in the field discuss key topics surrounding abnormal curves in the spine, covering preoperative planning, open surgical approaches, minimally invasive surgical approaches, postoperative care; and more.
- Contains 19 relevant, practice-oriented topics including preoperative optimization: risk factors for perioperative complications and preoperative modification; when to do less with adult deformity surgery: fusion of the fractional curve vs. the entire deformity; robotic assisted surgery and navigation in deformity surgery; complications and avoidance in adult deformity surgery; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on spinal deformities, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
List of contents
Preoperative Optimization: Risk Factors for Perioperative Complications and Preoperative Modification
Spinopelvic Alignment: Importance in Spinal Pathologies and Realignment Strategies
PreOperative Planning for Adult Spinal Deformity Goals: Level Selection and Alignment Goals
The Lumbosacral Fractional Curve in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
The Role of Anterior Spine Surgery in Deformity Correction
Posterior-based Osteotomies for Deformity Correction
Management of High-Grade Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure: Strategies for Prevention
Strategies to Avoid Distal Junctional Pathology
Algorithmic Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Versus Open Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery
Transpsoas Approaches to the Lumbar Spine: Lateral and Prone
Antepsoas Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
Anterior Column Realignment: Adult Sagittal Deformity Treatment Through Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Strategies for Creating Lordosis with a Posterior Approach
The MIS PSO
Robotic-Assisted Surgery and Navigation in Deformity Surgery
Complications and Avoidance in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols and Spinal Deformity
Measuring Outcomes in Spinal Deformity Surgery
