Lumbar Interbody Fusions

<p>Authored by experienced surgeons and key innovators in the fast-moving field of LIF surgery, <i>Lumbar Interbody Fusions</i> provides an in-depth, focused approach to recent advances in surgical techniques and technology. <b>Covering both minimally invasive and open procedures</b>, this comprehensive reference provides <b>step-by-step details for proven techniques</b>, including extreme lateral, oblique lateral, and direct lateral approaches; intertransverse approaches; axial approaches; and endoscopic approaches<i>.</p></i><ul> <li>Focuses on the <b>technical nuances, pearls and pitfalls of each procedure</b>, as well as <b>complication avoidance</b> and management.</li> <li>Features <b>high-quality radiographs and intraoperative images</b> for superb visual guidance throughout.</li> <li>Covers topics that have as-yet unsettled surgical management, such as <b>thoracolumbar and lumbosacral overlap diseases. </b></li> <li>Includes a concise review of <b>evidence-based spine literature</b> at the end of each procedural chapter. </li> <li>Features chapters on <b>adjunct instrumentation</b> such as pedicle screw and facet fixation, as well as <b>graft selection </b>and<b> revision surgeries</b>.</li> <li>Provides <b>real-time guidance in video</b>: Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, MIDLIF Operative Technique, L5-S1 OLIF, Aspen Surgical Technique, and many more.</li> <li><b>Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. </b>Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li> </ul>