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Minimally Invasive Spine Techniques: Modern Approaches is an indispensable resource tailored for practitioners facing the daily challenges demanding precision, innovation, and comprehensive knowledge. This edited reference not only provides a detailed exploration of anatomy critical to procedural success but also equips practitioners with the latest techniques and tools in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). From patient selection criteria to surgical techniques and device applications, this atlas ensures that every facet of device implantation is approached with the highest standards of care and innovation. Richly illustrated with a pictorial atlas of best practices, it serves as an essential guide for training, ensuring optimal outcomes in clinical practice.
List of contents
1. History of Spine Surgery
2. History of Minimally Invasive Surgery
3.Anatomy of the Cervical Spine
4. Anatomy of the Thoracic Spine
5. Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine
6. Anatomy of the Sacral Spine
7. Anatomy of the Sacroiliac Joint Section Two
8. New methods of SI joint fusion
9. New Methods of Si Joint fusion
10. New Methods of Si joint fusion
11. New methods of posterior lateral fusion
12. New methods of ligament decompression
13. New methods of interspinous indirect decompression and fusion
14. New methods of kyphoplasty
15. New methods of discogenic treatment.
16. New methods of basovertebral nerve ablation
17. New methods Facet joint Fusion
18. New methods of rehabilitation of the multifidus muscle
19. Regenerative medicine of the spine
20. Spinal cord stimulation (modern advances
21. Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
22. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the spine
23. Intrathecal Drug Delivery
24. New best practices for treatment of disease states
About the author
Timothy R. Deer is a clinical professor of anesthesiology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, where he also received his medical degree. He completed his training in anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Virginia. Dr. Deer has published on a range of topics, including injection techniques, minimally invasive disc procedures, intrathecal drug delivery, and spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation. He lectures at many national and international symposiums and has been involved in the hands-on training of more than a thousand interventional pain specialists. He serves on the board of directors of the North American Neuromodulation Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine. He is a past chair of the committee on pain medicine of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, a member of the editorial board of the journal Neuromodulation, president of the West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and serves on several other boards and committees.Dr. Diwan is a world renown luminary in Minimally Invasive Spine Methods. A former fellowship director, at Cornell University, Dr. Diwan now leads the Latin American Pain Society and the New York New Jersey Pain Symposium, one of the premier meetings in the space. In addition, he has authored hundreds of articles, chapters and books.
Dr. Deer and Dr. Diwan frequently teach these methods of Minimally Invasive Spine surgery around the world and have an extensive network of physicians who are renowned in all areas of the book.
