a
adhesive arachnoiditis 131 anterior decompression 25 anterior release 25
b
burst fracture 43
c
central disc herniation 141 clinical outcome 15
d
disc herniation 35, 117 discectomy 1, 35
e
employment 63 endoscope 63
endoscopic discectomy 117 endoscopic surgery 15, 117 endoscopy 149
extraforaminal 35
extraforaminal herniation 108 extraforaminal lumbar disc herniation
99
f
far-lateral herniation 99
g
general anesthesia 1
h
herniated intervertebral disc 8 hydroxyapatite 43
i
interbody fusion 75
internal disc derangement 87 intradiscal therapy 8
l
laparoscopy 75, 108 local anesthesia 149 lumbar 75
— canal stenosis 15
— disc herniation 63
— interbody fusion 108
— spine 35, 117, 141
m
microendoscopic discectomy (MED) 15, 99
— system 141
microendoscopy 35, 117 microlumbar 1
minimally invasive spine surgery 8
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156 Key Word Index
mini-open lateral approach 75 myelofiberscope 131
n
neuromuscular scoliosis 25 nucleoplasty 8
o
osteoporosis 43
p
piriformis syndrome 149 PLIF 87
posterior endoscopic surgery 141 posterior endplate lesion 141
r
redundant nerve 131 regional anesthesia 1 retroperitoneoscopy 108
s
spine 75
surgical procedure 15
t
thoracoscopic 25 3-year follow-up 63 treatment 1
v
vertebral fracture 43 vertebroplasty 43 videotape assisted 25
