Technical Advances in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Navigation, Robotics, Endoscopy, Augmented and Virtual Reality

This book is a comprehensive guide to the application of recently introduced and emerging technologies in minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). These technologies, including 2D and 3D navigation, endoscopy, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, and 3D printing, are helping to overcome previous limitations of MISS, such as the steep learning curve and the need for a great deal of experience in order to achieve optimal outcomes. Compared with traditional techniques, their use is designed to reduce local operative tissue damage, alleviate systemic surgical stress, and enable earlier return to function. The book provides detailed and extensively illustrated accounts of the role of the new technologies and techniques in a wide range of indications. In essence, all spine conditions, whether degenerative, traumatic, or oncologic, will in the near future be amenable to MISS using these approaches. The book will be a source of insight and practical assistance for all surgeons who perform MISS, regardless of their level of experience.

Jin-Sung Luke Kim

Professor

Department of Neurosurgery

Seoul St Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea

Roger Härtl

Professor of Neurological Surgery

Director of Spinal Surgery

Director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care

Michael Y Wang

Professor, Spine Fellowship Director

Chief of Neurosurgery

Neurological Surgery & Rehab Medicine

University of Miami Hospital

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Adrian Elmi Terander

Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon

Department of Neurosurgery

Karolinska University Hospital

Department of Clinical Neuroscience