Surgical Management of Low Back Pain

Chapter 1 Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease of the Spine: What the Literature Supports
Chapter 2 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Low Back Pain
Chapter 3 Imaging Modalities for Low Back Pain: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chapter 4 Imaging Modalities for Low Back Pain: Diskography
Chapter 5 Biomechanics and Technique Selection for Lumbar Fusion
Chapter 6 Measuring, Preserving, and Restoring Sagittal Balance in Reconstructive Spine Surgery
Chapter 7 Patient Selection: Who and How Do We Fuse?
Chapter 8 Facet-Mediated versus Discogenic Pain: Differences in Presentation and Treatment
Chapter 9 Posterolateral Fusion with or without Pedicle Screws for Low Back Pain
Chapter 10 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 11 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 12 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 13 Minimally Incisional Transforamnial Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Chapter 14 Bone Biology and Lumbar Fusion
Chapter 15 Bone Graft Extenders and Substitutes
Chapter 16 Growth Factors for Spinal Fusion
Chapter 17 Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering for Spinal Fusion
Chapter 18 Tissue Engineering and Strategies for Disk Regeneration
Chapter 19 Cost-Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusion
Chapter 20 Intradiskal Electrothermal Therapy
Chapter 21 Radiofrequency Nuclear Decompression Nucleoplasty
Chapter 22 Disk Arthroplasty: Basic Principles, Rationale, and Overview
Chapter 23 The Charite Study of Disk Arthroplasty: What Does It Really Mean?