Spinal Instability

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Manfrè, Luigi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: New Procedures in Spinal Interventional Neuroradiology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Interventional radiology.; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedics.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Interventional Radiology.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.

This easy-to-consult guide describes new minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of spinal instability that are accompanied by fewer complications and side-effects, reduce the risks of anesthesia, and lower costs. Clear accounts of a range of CT, X-ray, and MRI guided techniques are provided...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Biomechanics and Instability
• 2. Radiology I- X-ray and CT
• 3. Radiology II- MRI
• 4. CT/X-ray guided technique in posterior lumbar spine fusion (PIF,TFF, IFF)
• 5. Anterior and lateral approaches to the lumbar spine
• 6. CT/X-ray guided thermal ablation in spinal facets and sacroiliac joint syndrome disease
• 7. CT/X-ray guided technique in sacral fusion.