Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques: Cages, Dowels, and Grafts  

Edited by Regis Haid, M.D., Richard G. Fessler, M.D., and Mark R. McLaughlin, M.D. This incredible book presents various techniques in lumbar interbody fusion. Contributors include both expert neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons. Both anterior and posterior approaches are presented with numerous illustrations detailing each technique. The breadth and depth of the information and thorough coverage of techniques allow the reader to compare the various approaches and decide on a course of action that will produce optimal results for patients. This is an excellent reference and one that should be included in every spine surgeon's library! Features: Furnishes step-by-step information on performing fusion techniques Editors and contributors are leading experts in these techniques Includes both neurological and orthopaedic perspectives Contents (abridged): Pathophysiology of Disc Degeneration Indications for Fusion Biomechanics of Lumbar Interbody Fusion Approaches to Interbody Fusion Cages, Screws, or Both Anterior Approach Overview Laparoscopic Technique Anterior Block: FRA, Harms BaK Threaded Bone Dowels Interfix Techniques for Impacted Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Posterior Cylinder: Interfix and Dowels Ray Cage Carbon Cage Fusion Rates, Stability, and Pseudoarthrosis Comparison of Fusion Outcomes Revision Algorithm: Complication, Avoidance, and Revision Computer-Assisted Fusion Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) 2003. Hardcover. 350 pages, 200 illustrations