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Section I: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery |
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The Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Instrumented Lumbar Fusion |
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Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
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Nonendoscopic Percutaneous Disc Decompression as Treatment of Discogenic Radiculopathy |
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17 | (34) |
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Endoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spondylolysis: Clinical and Biomechanical Observations |
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51 | (8) |
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Improving the Outcome of Discectomy with Specific Attention to the Annulus Fibrosus |
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59 | (22) |
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The Lumbar Alligator Spinal System™---A Simple and Less Invasive Device for Posterior Lumbar Fixation |
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81 | (10) |
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Section II: Adjacent Level Disease |
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Functional Spinal Stability: The Role of the Back Muscles |
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91 | (18) |
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Influence of Injury or Fusion of a Single Motion Segment on Other Motion Segments in the Spine |
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109 | (10) |
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Degenerative Disease Adjacent to Spinal Fusion |
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119 | (6) |
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Adjacent Segment Degeneration |
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125 | (6) |
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Quantifying the Surgical Risk Factors for Adjacent Level Degeneration in the Lumbar Spine: A Meta-Analysis of the Published Literature |
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131 | (8) |
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Transition Zone Failure in Patients Undergoing Instrumented Lumbar Fusions from L1 or L2 to the Sacrum |
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139 | (10) |
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Adjacent Intervertebral Disc Lesions Following Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-up |
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149 | (6) |
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Section III: Emerging Technologies/Biologics |
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The Role of Biologics in Lumbar Interbody Fusions |
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155 | (6) |
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Current Perspectives on Biologic Strategies for the Therapy of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration |
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161 | (8) |
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Intervertebral Disc Growth Factors |
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169 | (10) |
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Biological Manipulation for Degenerative Disc Disease Utilizing Intradiscal Osteogenic Protein-1 (OP-1/BMP-7) Injection---An Animal Study |
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179 | (12) |
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Clinical Strategies for Delivery of Osteoinductive Growth Factors |
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191 | (6) |
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New Adjunct in Spine Interbody Fusion: Designed Bioabsorbable Cage with Cell-Based Gene Therapy |
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197 | (22) |
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Scientific Basis of Interventional Therapies for Discogenic Pain: Neural Mechanisms of Discogenic Pain |
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219 | (18) |
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Molecular Diagnosis of Spinal Infection |
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237 | (10) |
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Review of the Effect of COX-II Agents on the Healing of a Lumbar Spine Arthrodesis |
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247 | (8) |
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Section IV: Motion-Preservation/Disc Replacement |
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Motion Preservation Instead of Spinal Fusion |
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255 | (8) |
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Intervertebral Disc Arthroplasty as an Alternative to Spinal Fusion: Rationale and Biomechanical and Design Considerations |
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263 | (16) |
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Biomechanical Aspects of the Spine Motion Preservation Systems |
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279 | (16) |
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The Ideal Artificial Lumbar Intervertebral Disc |
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295 | (8) |
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Artificial Discs and Their Clinical Track Records |
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303 | (22) |
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Dynesys® Spinal Instrumentation System |
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325 | (8) |
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Section V: Image Guidance/Navigation |
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Clinical Application of Computer Image Guidance Systems |
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333 | (12) |
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Image-Guided Angled Rongeur for Posterior Lumbar Discectomy |
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345 | (6) |
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Radioscopic Methods for Introduction of Pedicular Screws: Is a Navigator Necessary? |
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351 | (18) |
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Section VI: Biophysics, Biomaterials/Biodegradable |
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Bone Graft Materials Used to Augment Spinal Arthrodesis |
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369 | (12) |
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Current Concepts in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty |
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381 | (14) |
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Opportunities and Challenges for Bioabsorbable Polymers in Spinal Reconstruction |
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395 | (14) |
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Biomechanical Properties of a Newly Designed Bioabsorbable Anterior Cervical Plate |
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409 | (10) |
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Section VII: Emerging Technologies and Procedures |
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The Role of Electrical Stimulation in Enhancing Fusions with Autograft, Allograft, and Bone Graft Substitutes |
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419 | (6) |
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An Analysis of Physical Factors Promoting Bone Healing or Formation with Special Reference to the Spine |
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425 | (8) |
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Results of Extended Corpectomy, Stabilization, and Fusion of the Cervical and Cervico-Thoracic Spine |
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433 | (16) |
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Reconstruction of the Cervical Spine Using Artificial Pedicle Screws |
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449 | (8) |
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Posterior Fixation for Atlantoaxial Instability: Various Surgical Techniques with Wire and Screw Fixation |
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457 | (12) |
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| Index |
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