In the past two decades, minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) techniques have been developed for spinal surgery. Historically, minimizing invasiveness in decompression surgery was initially reported as a MISS technique. In recent years, MISS techn...
Despite advancements in instruments and surgical techniques for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery, conventional open scoliosis surgery (COSS) is usually required to achieve satisfactory deformity correction using various distinct surgical...
Background/Objectives: Thoracolumbar fractures are a significant health burden, commonly caused by trauma, osteoporosis, or degenerative conditions, and can severely reduce quality of life and survival. These fractures, classified by the AO Spine Cla...
Background and Objectives: The incidence of pyogenic spondylodiscitis has been increasing due to the aging of the population. Although surgical treatment is performed for refractory pyogenic spondylodiscitis, surgical invasiveness should be considere...
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) using the SEXTANT® system (Medtronic) featured the first generation of commercially available percutaneous pedicle screw (PPS) system in 2001. The innovative system has since be...
The number of spine surgeries using instrumentation has been increasing with recent advances in surgical techniques and spinal implants. Navigation systems have been attracting attention since the 1990s in order to perform spine surgeries safely and...
Background and Objectives: Clinicians are required to manage a growing number of elderly patients with several medical comorbidities, and invasive surgical treatments are sometimes not advisable for these patients. The aim of this study was to evalua...
Background and Objective: The aim of this review was to analyze the existing literature and investigate the outcomes or complications of lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) combined with indirect decompression for degenerative lumbar spondylolisth...
Minimally invasive spine surgery has advanced significantly over the past decade, integrating technologies such as intraoperative navigation, robotics, and artificial intelligence with innovative techniques such as single-position prone lateral trans...
Percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation is the keystone of minimally invasive spine surgery. Percutaneous screw placement demands experience and relies greatly on intra-operative image guidance. This study aims to validate the feasibility and accu...
Background/Objectives: Adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) is a spinal disease causing pain and reduced mobility, often occurring with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). While fusion stabilizes the spine, it has drawbacks like loss of motion...
Background: The aging of the population in developing and developed countries has led to a significant increase in the health burden of spinal diseases. These elderly patients often have a number of medical comorbidities due to aging. The need for mi...
This review aims to explore the evolution, techniques, and outcomes of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) within the field of neurosurgery. We sought to address the increasing burden of spine degeneration in a rapidly aging population and the ne...
Background: In minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), where the surgeon cannot directly see the patient’s internal anatomical structure, the implementation of augmented reality (AR) technology may solve this problem. Methods: We combined AR,...
The concept of minimally invasive spine therapy (MIST) has been proposed as a treatment strategy to reduce the need for overall patient care, including not only minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) but also conservative treatment and rehabilitatio...
Background/Objectives: Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is complex and requires proficiency with a variety of technological and robotic modalities. Acquiring these skills is a long and involved process, often with a steep learning curve. This...
In the evolving landscape of spinal surgery, technological advancements play a pivotal role in enhancing surgical outcomes and patient experiences. This paper delves into the cutting-edge technologies underpinning endoscopic spine surgery (ESS), spec...
Background: Extramedullary spinal tumors represent a significant challenge for spine surgeons. Currently, various techniques exist to perform tumor resection safely while optimizing patient outcomes. Historically, the standard of care has been open s...
The posterior minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) approach—or the paraspinal muscle approach—for posterior spinal fusion and segmental instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was first reported in 2011. It is less inv...
Minimization of the surgical approaches to spinal extradural metastases resection and stabilization was advocated by the 2012 Oncological Guidelines for Spinal Metastases Management. Minimally invasive approaches to spine oncology surgery (MISS) are...
Background and Objectives: Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a relatively common cause of thoracic myelopathy. Surgical treatment is recommended for patients with myelopathy. Generally, open posterior decompression, with or without fusio...
Background: Spinal metastasis is becoming more frequent. This raises the topics of pain and neurological complications, which worsen the functional and survival prognosis of oncological population patients. Surgical treatment must be as complete as p...
Background: Minimally invasive spinal stabilization (MISS) is increasingly used in metastatic spine surgery, but comparative evidence vs. open posterior stabilization (OPEN) remains limited. We compared perioperative outcomes, focusing on wound-relat...
Background and Objectives: Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) under monitored anesthesia care (MAC) has emerged as a treatment modality for spinal radiculopathy. It is essential to secure the airway and guarantee spontaneous respiration without...
Background: In clinical outcome studies, patient input into the factors that drive higher satisfaction with lumbar minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) is rare. The skin incision is often the only visible consequence of surgery that patients can...
Background/Objectives: Thoracic minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) offers reduced tissue trauma and faster recovery compared with open approaches, but its adoption remains limited due to technical complexity and uncertainty regarding complicatio...
Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) has progressively transformed the management of spinal disorders by reducing soft-tissue disruption, perioperative morbidity, and recovery time while maintaining clinical outcomes comparable to conventional ope...
Background/Objectives: The L5–S1 segment presents unique characteristics that make surgical access challenging in minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) procedures. Variability in bony and neural anatomy may restrict transforaminal and extrafo...