Lumbar disc degeneration is one of the leading causes of chronic low back pain. The
degenerative cascade is often initiated by an imbalance between catabolic and anabolic …

Introduction Surgical decompression is standard care in the treatment of degenerative
spondylolisthesis in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis, but there remains …

The human intervertebral disc (IVD) is a complex organ composed of fibrous and cartilaginous
connective tissues, and it serves as a boundary between 2 adjacent vertebrae. It provides …

Low back pain is the leading cause of work absences and years lived with disability, and it
is often associated with degenerative disc disease. In recent years, biological treatment …

Background: Image-guided spinal surgery (IGSS) underwent rapid development over the past
decades. The goal of IGSS is to increase patient safety and improve workflow. We present …

OBJECTIVE Telemedicine technology has been developed to allow surgeons in countries
with limited resources to access expert technical guidance during surgical procedures. The …

Objective Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is a highly
reproducible procedure for the fusion of spinal segments. We recently introduced the concept …

Study Design Prospective comparative study. Objective To quantify the educational benefit
to surgical trainees of using a high-fidelity simulator to perform minimally invasive (MIS) …

… Carnevale a , Branden Medary a , Drew Wright b , K. Daniel Riew a , Roger Hartl a …

BACKGROUND: The safety and efficacy of minimally invasive spine surgical (MISS)
approaches have stimulated interest in adapting MISS principles for more complex pathology …