Neurosurgical Focus Volume 25 Issue 2: Contemporary Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (2008)

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Minimally invasive spine surgery

Author: Adam S. Kanter and Praveen V. Mummaneni

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Minimally invasive cervical microendoscopic laminoforaminotomy

Author: Domagoj Coric and Tim Adamson

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Clinical feasibility of minimally invasive cervical laminoplasty

Author: David M. Benglis Jr., James D. Guest and Michael Y. Wang

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Minimally invasive anterior vertebroplasty for C-2 metastatic lesions

Author: Richard Rhiew, Sunil Manjila, Adam DeZure, Monir Tabbosha, Murali Guthikonda and Hazem Eltahawy

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The Mini-Open transpedicular thoracic discectomy: surgical technique and assessment

Author: John H. Chi, Sanjay S. Dhall, Adam S. Kanter and Praveen V. Mummaneni

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Minimally invasive endoscopic-assisted posterior thoracic sympathectomy

Author: Paul A. Gardner, Pawel G. Ochalski and John J. Moossy

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Removal of ossified ligamentum flavum via a minimally invasive surgical approach

Author: Vincent Y. Wang, Adam S. Kanter and Praveen V. Mummaneni

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Minimally invasive thoracoscopic approach for anterior decompression and stabilization of metastatic spine disease

Author: Peter Kan and Meic H. Schmidt

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Minimally invasive posterior thoracic fusion

Author: Justin S. Smith, Alfred T. Ogden and Richard G. Fessler

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Minimally invasive approach to extraforaminal disc herniations at the lumbosacral junction using an operating microscope: case series and review of the literature

Author: Stephen M. Pirris, Sanjay Dhall, Praveen V. Mummaneni and Adam S. Kanter

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Minimally invasive decompression for lumbar stenosis and disc herniation

Author: Sean S. Armin, Langston T. Holly and Larry T. Khoo

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Perioperative results following lumbar discectomy: comparison of minimally invasive discectomy and standard microdiscectomy

Author: John W. German, Mathew A. Adamo, Regis G. Hoppenot, Jessin H. Blossom and Henry A. Nagle

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Percutaneous techniques for minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion

Author: Eric B. Harris, Patrick Massey, James Lawrence, Jeffrey Rihn, Alex Vaccaro and D. Greg Anderson

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Minimally invasive image-guided direct repair of bilateral L-5 pars interarticularis defects

Author: Ryan P. Brennan, Philip Y. Smucker and Eric M. Horn

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Operative results and learning curve: microscope-assisted tubular microsurgery for 1- and 2-level discectomies and laminectomies

Author: Karishma Parikh, Andre Tomasino, Jared Knopman, John Boockvar and Roger Härtl

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Minimally invasive direct repair of lumbar spondylolysis with a pedicle screw and hook construct

Author: Joseph C. Noggle, Daniel M. Sciubba, Amer F. Samdani, D. Greg Anderson, Randal R. Betz and Jahangir Asghar

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Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with reduction of spondylolisthesis: technique and outcomes after a minimum of 2 years' follow-up

Author: Paul Park and Kevin T. Foley

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Percutaneous iliac screw placement: description of a new minimally invasive technique

Author: Michael Y. Wang, Steven C. Ludwig, D. Greg Anderson and Praveen V. Mummaneni

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Review of spinal radiosurgery: a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of spinal and paraspinal metastases

Author: Jason P. Sheehan and Jay Jagannathan

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Maximizing the potential of minimally invasive spine surgery in complex spinal disorders

Author: Patrick C. Hsieh, Tyler R. Koski, Daniel M. Sciubba, Dave J. Moller, Brian A. O'shaughnessy, Khan W. Li, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Stephen L. Ondra, Richard G. Fessler, and John C. Liu

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Volume 25 (2008): Issue 2 (Aug 2008): Contemporary Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery