Minimally Invasive Spinal Techniques DVD

DVD
Date Published: January 2004

Editor/Author: American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Order Number: 503D

Length: 6 DVD set

Product Summary

Minimally invasive procedures can expedite patient recovery and lessen postoperative pain. The videos on this 6-DVD set present both didactic presentations and footage of hands-on lab instruction using cadaver material. Leading spine surgeons (neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons) cover topics that include:

• Percutaneous Spinal Techniques, Indications and Application
  
• Minimally Invasive Spinal fusion and Instrumentation
  
• Fundamentals in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Current Techniques, Indications and Anatomic Overview
  

Featuring Kevin T. Foley, MD, Larry Khoo, MD; Robert Isaacs, MD, Isador Liebermann, MD, MBA and other renowned faculty.

Moderated by Mick J. Perez-Cruet MD and Robert F. Heary, MD

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Topics covered in the didactic sessions:

Fundamentals in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Current Techniques, Indications, Anatomic Overview

• Introduction-Robert F. Heary, MD
  
• Establishing a Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Practice- Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD
  
• Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectomy-Sylvain Palmer, MD
  
• Minimally Invasive Thoracic Discectomy-Robert E.Isaacs, MD
• Complication Avoidance in MIS Surgery-Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD
  
• Discussion

Percutaneous Spinal Techniques, Indications and Application

• Percutaneous Spinal Techniques, Indications and Application-Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD
  
• Overviews of Vertebroplasty, Indications and Application-John C. Liu, MD
  
• Overviews of Kyphoplasty, Indications and Application-Isadore Lieberman, MD
  
• Controversies in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty-Richard P. Schlenk, MD
  
• Osteogenic Vertebroplasty-Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD
  
• Case Review
  

Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation

• Percutaneous Pedical Screw Targeting Techniques, Operative Set-Up and Anatomical Overview-Kevin T. Foley, MD
  
• Minimally Invasive Fusion: Overview of Currently Available Instrumentation-D. Greg Anderson, MD
  
• Minimally Invasive Decompression, Fusion, Reduction Techniques- Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD
  
• Case Presentation