Lumbar Spine

Contemporary Endoscopic Spine Surgery brings the reader the most

up-to-date information on the endoscopy of the spine. Key opinion

leaders from around the world have come together to present the

clinical evidence behind their competitive endoscopic spinal surgery

protocols. Chapters in the series cover a range of aspects of spine

surgery including spinal pain generators, preoperative workup with

modern independent predictors of favorable clinical outcomes with

endoscopy, anesthesia in an outpatient setting, management of

complications, and a fresh look at technology advances in a historical

context. The reader will have a first-row seat during the illustrative

discussions of expanded surgical indications from herniated disc to

more complex clinical problems, including stenosis, instability, and

deformity in patients with advanced degenerative disease of the human

spine. Contemporary Endoscopic Spine Surgery is divided into three

volumes: Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, and Advanced Technologies to

capture an accurate snapshot in time of this fast-moving field. It is

intended as a comprehensive go-to reference text for surgeons in

graduate residency and postgraduate fellowship training programs and

for practicing spine surgeons interested in looking for the scientific

foundation for their practice expansion into endoscopic surgery.

This volume (Lumbar Spine) covers the following topics in 18 detailed chapters:

Lumbar endoscopy: historical perspectives, present, and future

Endoscopic lumbar discectomy - anatomy, nomenclature, indications and

advanced techniques

Current approaches for the treatment of endstage vacuum degenerative

lumbar disc disease

Advanced endoscopic techniques of lumbar foraminotomy and treatment of

degenerative spondylolisthesis

Endoscopic treatment of lumbar facet cysts

Endoscopic techniques for the treatment of a wide range of chronic low back pain

Endoscopic spine surgery techniques in the elderly

Endoscopic fusion techniques

Endoscopic resection of schwannoma

Technical notes for difficult cases, controversies and complications

of lumbar endoscopy.