Introduction

Contemporary Endoscopic Spine Surgery brings the reader the most up-to-date information on the endoscopy of the spine. Key opinion leaders from around the world have come together to present the clinical evidence behind their competitive endoscopic spinal surgery protocols. Chapters in the series cover a range of aspects of spine surgery including spinal pain generators, preoperative workup with modern independent predictors of favorable clinical outcomes with endoscopy, anesthesia in an outpatient setting, management of complications, and a fresh look at technology advances in a historical context. The reader will have a first-row seat during the illustrative discussions of expanded surgical indications from herniated disc to more complex clinical problems, including stenosis, instability, and deformity in patients with advanced degenerative disease of the human spine. Contemporary Endoscopic Spine Surgery is divided into three volumes: Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, and Advanced Technologies to capture an accurate snapshot in time of this fast-moving field. It is intended as a comprehensive go-to reference text for surgeons in graduate residency and postgraduate fellowship training programs and for practicing spine surgeons interested in looking for the scientific foundation for their practice expansion into endoscopic surgery.

This volume (Cervical Spine) covers the following topics:

• - Cervical Endoscopy: Historical Perspectives, Present & Future Anesthesia For Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Cervical
• - Algorithms To Choose Between Anterior And Posterior Cervical Endoscopy
• - Contemporary Clinical Decision Making In Full Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery
• - Indications And Outcomes With Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Rhizotomy
• - Anterior Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy
• - Anterior Transcorporeal Approach Of Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy
• - Anterior Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy And Foraminoplasty For Herniated Disc And Lateral Canal Stenosis
• - Posterior Full Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy & Foraminotomy
• - Endoscopic Decompression For Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Audience:

Postgraduate residents and fellows in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, general surgery, and health professionals in pain management clinics