Lumbar Spine Surgery: Causes, Complications and Management
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 May 2023) | Viewed by 28488
Special Issue Editors
Interests: intervertebral disc; spinal deformity; degenerative lumbar scoliosis
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Interests: adult spinal deformity; lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF); minimally invasive spinal treatment (MIST); degenerative disc diseases; intervertebral disc therapy
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Interests: spinal cord; spinal fusion; spine; cervical spine; bone regeneration
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Interests: spine surgery; minimally invasive spine surgery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lumbar spinal disorders are common and lead to substantial morbidity and loss of productivity in society. In recent years, diagnostic imaging of the lumbar spine has made great strides, such as with improvements in tractgraphy, CT/MRI fusion imaging, and whole-body bone X-ray. It is thought that advances in these spinal diagnostic imaging techniques will lead to further advances in their causes and treatment methods. Recently, fields such as computer-assisted surgery and diagnostic imaging using AI (artificial intelligence) seem to be fields that are expected to develop further in the future. Further research is desirable to establish breakthrough discoveries and treatments for lumbar spinal disorders.
In this Special Issue, we invite submissions that focus on lumbar spinal scoliosis, the pathophysiology and treatment of intervertebral disc diseases and minimally invasive lumbar spinal surgery. Submissions can be in the form of literature reviews providing insight into the current knowledge and technical know-how, as well as original research that addresses key questions in spinal care. Spinal disorders are diverse in their presentation, treatment and outcomes; thus, any submission relating to spinal disorders will be considered.
We look forward to receiving your submission.
Dr. Shoji Seki
Dr. Koji Akeda
Dr. Takashi Kaito
Dr. Tetsuro Ohba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- management of lumbar scoliosis
- basic science of lumbar spinal disorder
- causes of lumbar disc herniation
- treatment of intervertebral disc diseases
- minimally invasive surgery
- fusion or decompression
- management of complications
- how to avoid complications
- computer-assisted lumbar spinal surgery
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