Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Alessandro Landi (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Volume 1
Chapter 1. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine
Oreste de Divitiis, Domenico Solari, Carmela Chiaramonte, Luigi Maria Cavallo, and Paolo Cappabianca (Dpt of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy)
Chapter 2. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Functional Spinal Motor Unit
Vincenza Maiola (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 3. The Lumbar Degenerative Cascade
Alessandro Landi (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 4. Radiological Evaluation of the Degenerative Lumbar Spine
Alberto Zerbi, Leila Rahli and Lucia Conti (IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute Milan, Italy)
Chapter 5. Natural History of Lumbar Disc Disease
Krishan Kumar Bansal and Deepak Goel (Chief consultant Neurosurgery, Narayana hospital, Jaipur, India, and others)
Chapter 6. Lumbar Microdiscectomy: Midline Open Approach
Oreste de Divitiis, Domenico Solari, Alberto di Somma, Andrea Elefante, and Paolo Cappabianca (Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy, and others)
Chapter 7. The Microsurgical Approach to Extraforaminal Disc Herniation
Antonio Montinaro (Department of Neurosurgery, “Città di Lecce” Hospital, Lecce, Italy)
Chapter 8. Management of Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation
Yahya Guvenc (Yildirim Beyazit University, Y.B.U. Yenimahalle Training And Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey)
Chapter 9. Lumbar Discopathy with Foraminal Stenosis: Surgical Technique: The TLIF
A. Barbanera, G. Zollino, G.P. Longo, M. Vitali, and V. Grasso (Department of Neurosurgery, SS. Antonio Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy)
Chapter 10. Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Carlotta Morselli, Riccardo Cecchinato and Claudio Lamartina (Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University Milan, Italy and others)
Chapter 11. Invasive and Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion: The Double Face of the Same Medal?
Massimiliano Visocchi (Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 12. Minimally and Less Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques: PLIF and TLIF
Ajello M., Marengo N., Garbossa D., Pilloni G., Vercelli G., Penner F., Zenga F., Ducati A. (Department of Neurosurgery, University of Torino, Italy)
Chapter 13. The Role of XLIF Technique in the Management of Thoraco-Lumbar Degenerative Deformities
Massimo Balsano, Luca Boriani, Alexandros Zachos, Paolo Tranquilli-Leali, and Carlo Doria (Spinal Regional Department, Santorso Hospital, Vicenza, Italy, and others)
Chapter 14. Far Lateral Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Under Local Anesthesia
Christian Brogna, Ioannis Christodoulides, Holly Jones, and Irfan Malik (Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK)
Chapter 15. The Anterior Approach to the Lumbar Spine: ALIF and Lumbar Arthroplasty
Vincenza Maiola, Nicola Marotta, Maria Pia Tropeano, Roberto Delfini, and Alessandro Landi (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 16. The Interspinous Devices: Actuality and Future Perspectives
Alessandro Landi (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 17. Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis of Moderate Grade (< 30°) Associated with Spinal Stenosis
Pierpaolo Mura (Orthopedic Specialist ,Specialist in radiology, Chief of unit of Spine Surgery And Scoliosis Center, Kinetika Sardegna – S.Elena Clinic, Quartu S.E (Cagliari) Italy, and others)
Chapter 18. Lumbar Spine Sagittal Balance and Lumbopelvic Parameters
Mohammad Samadian, Amin Jahanbakhshi, Mohammad Hallajnejad, Navid Nabizadeh (Associated Professor of Neurosurgery, Loghman hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran, and others)
Chapter 19. Spinopelvic Fusion: Indications and Techniques
Navid Nabizadeh, Mohammad Samadian, Mohammad Hallajnejad, and Amin Jahanbakhshi (Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Ebne-sina Hospital, Tehran, Iran, and others)
Chapter 20. The Transfacet Fusion Technique: The Facet Wedge Device
Alessandro Landi, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, and Nicola Marotta (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 21. Spinal Neuronavigation in Lumbar Pathology
D. Colistra, C. Mancarella, D.E. Dugoni, V. Maiola, C. Basilicata, A. Landi (Dpt of Neurology and Psichiatry, Division of Neurosurgery A, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 22. Management of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and Related Disorders
Angelo Rafael Cunha de Azevedo and William Omar Contreras Lopez (Neurosurgeon M.D., Researcher in Functional Neurosurgery at University of São Paulo, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 23. Lumbar Synovial Cysts: Diagnosis and Treatment
Michael K. Landi and Victoria Yushenko (University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Chapter 24. The Cauda Equina Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment
Vincenza Maiola, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Alessandro Landi, and Roberto Delfini (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 25. Management of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
Riccardo Cecchinato, Carlotta Morselli and Claudio Lamartina (IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy, and others)
Volume 2
Chapter 26. Complications of Lumbar Surgical Procedures
Athanasios Spiliotopoulos and Alkinoos Athanasiou (1st Department of Neurosurgery, “AHEPA” University General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Chapter 27. Hemodynamic Complications Associated with Prone Positioning in Lumbar Spinal Surgery
Alessandra D’Ambrosi and Francesco Fedele (Department of Cardiovascular Science “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 28. Adjacent Segment Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Enrico Tessitore and Claudio Schonauer (Neurosurgical Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Chapter 29. Preoperative Management of CSF Leaks
Claudio Schonauer and Enrico Tessitore (Neurosurgical Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Chapter 30. Psychological and Medical Assessment of Low Back Pain
Nelson Hendler (University of Maryland School of Dental Surgery, Chief Medical Officer, Mensana Clinic Diagnostics, Cambridge, Maryland, USA)
Chapter 31. Discitis and Spondylodiscitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Giancarlo Iaiani (Dept. of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, AOU Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy)
Chapter 32. Management of Post-Operative Infections of the Surgical Wounds
M. Dobran, M. Iacoangeli, D. Nasi, M. Gladi and M. Scerrati (Department of Neurosurgery,, Umberto I General Hospital, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy)
Chapter 33. Pott’s Disease: Management and Treatment
Cinanni Rocco, Tabasso Giuseppe, Creaco Santo, and Tabasso Virginia (Spinal Surgery’s Department – “Santa Corona” Hospital – ASL2 – Pietra Ligure (SV), University of Modena – Modena, Italy)
Chapter 34. Lumbar Traumatic Fractures: Biomechanics and Classification
Maurizio Domenicucci, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Cristina Mancarella, Mimosa Milocco, and Alessandro Landi (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 35. Radiological Assessment of the Lumbar Fractures
Alberto Zerbi, Leila Rahali and Lucia Conti (IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy)
Chapter 36. Lumbar Fractures and Traumatic Cauda Equina Syndrome
Ioannis N. Mavridis, Maria Meliou and Efstratios-Stylianos Pyrgelis (Department of Neurosurgery, ‘K.A.T.-N.R.C.’ General Hospital of Attica, Athens, Greece, and others)
Chapter 37. Management of Traumatic Lumbar Spinal Injuries During War
Ismail Al-Kebsi and Mohammed Al-Dhahir (Althawra Modern General Hospital, Sanaa, Yemen)
Chapter 38. The Role of Short Fixation in the Treatment of Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Traumatic Fractures: Indications and Limits
Armando Rapanà and Corrado Iaccarino (Neurosurgical Division, “San Sebastiano e Sant’Anna” Hospital, Caserta – Italy, and others)
Chapter 39. Management of Compression Fractures of the Lumbar Spine
Zaid Aljuboori and Maxwell Boakye (Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA)
Chapter 40. Post-Traumatic Lumbar Kyphosis: Surgical Treatment
Cinanni Rocco, Tabasso Giuseppe, Creaco Santo, and Tabasso Virginia (Spinal Surgery’s Department – “Santa Corona” Hospital – ASL2 – Pietra Ligure (SV), University of Modena – Modena, Italy)
Chapter 41. Open Surgery in the Osteoporotic Spine
Demo eugenio Dugoni (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 42. The Role of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty in Lumbar Osteoporotic Fractures
Giovanni Andrea La Maida, Francesco Luceri, Marcello Ferraro, and Bernardo Misaggi (Spine Surgery Department, Orthopaedic Institute “Gaetano Pini”, Milan – Italy)
Chapter 43. Flexion-Extension and Rotation Fractures: Treatment Options
Fabrizio Gregori (Dpt of Neurology and Psychiatry, division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chapter 44. Minimally Invasive Approach to Lumbar Spine Trauma
Joseph H McMordie, Christopher C Gillis and Michele R Aizenberg (Division of Neurosurgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Chapter 45. Low Back Pain in Pediatric Age
Marco Crostelli (Spine Disease Unit, Chairman, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy, and Osvaldo Mazza, Spine Disease Unit, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy)
Chapter 46. Lumbar Spinal Diseases in Pediatric Population
Bahaaeldin Gaber Abdrabo (Neurosurgery department, Montreal Childrens Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada – Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menofyia University, Egypt)
Index