Core Techniques of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

This book issues all aspects of minimally invasive spine surgery. From interventional techniques such as nerve block to multilevel fusion surgery, the field of minimally invasive surgery is organized by chapter from basics to the end. Each chapter will include various figures and tables, and videos will be added in the surgery-related parts.

A special focus will be placed on spinal endoscopic surgery, which has undergone rapid development in recent years. Both full-endoscopic spine surgery and uni-portal bilateral endoscopic will be dealt. Various surgical approaches and procedures will be presented for disc-herniated disease and stenotic legion from cervical to lumbar. The new technology solution such as navigation-guided spine surgery and robot surgery and artificial and augmented reality will be introduced.    

Yong Ahn, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, South Korea.

 

Jin-Kyu Park, MD, PhD

President, Department of Neurosurgery, Park Medical Center, South Korea.

 

Chun-Kun Park, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, South Korea.