Surgical Management of Low Back Pain : A co-publication of Thieme and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons

1 Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease of the Spine: What the Literature Supports
2) The Pathophysiology of Low Back Pain and its Treatment
3) Imaging Modalities for Low Back Pain: MRI
4) Imaging Modalities for Low back Pain: Discography
5) Biomechanics and Technique Selection for Lumbar Fusion
6) Minimally Measuring, Preserving, and Restoring Sagittal Balance in Reconstructive Spine Surgery
8) Facet Mediated Versus "Discogenic" Pain- Differences in Presentation and Treatment
9) Posterolateral Fusion with or without Pedicle Screws for Low Back Pain
10) Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Low Back Pain
11) PLIF Techniques
12) Open TLIF Techniques: The Basics and their Role in Deformity Reduction
13) Minimally Incisional TLIF Techniques: When, How, and for Whom
14) Bone Biology and Lumbar Fusion
15) Bone Graft Extenders and Substitutes
16) Growth Factors for Spinal Fusion
17) Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering for Spinal Fusion
18) Tissue Engineering and Strategies for Disc regeneration
19) Cost Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusion
20) Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
21) Radiofrequency Nuclear Decompression Nucleoplasty
22) Disc Arthroplasty: Basic Principles, Rationale, and Overview
23) Disc Arthroplasty: The Charite Study- What does it really mean?