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Orthopaedics
Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease (AO Based)
Built from AO Surgery Reference: Spine Trauma, Degenerative, Tumors and Deformities (AO Foundation)
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1 sections · 103 slides
Overview
- Introduction
- Degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine
- Conditions and the operations AO describes
- Pathology and natural history
- Intervertebral disc and how it herniates
- Intervertebral disc and how it herniates
- Types of disc pathology
- Types of disc pathology
- Disc herniation by anatomical location
- Disc herniation by anatomical location
- Central and posterolateral herniation
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Foraminal and extraforaminal herniation
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Causes of lumbar spinal stenosis
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis
- Direction of degenerative slip
- Direction of degenerative slip
- Dynamic instability in spondylolisthesis
- Dynamic instability in spondylolisthesis
- Clinical and imaging evaluation
- Medical history
- Physical examination
- Imaging review
- Neurophysiology and diagnostic blocks
- Neurophysiology and diagnostic blocks
- Indications for surgery
- General indications for surgery
- General indications for surgery
- Choosing the operation
- Choosing the operation
- Central and posterolateral herniation
- Options for central/posterolateral disc
- IMTLD step by step
- IMTLD step by step
- IMTLD pearls and pitfalls
- IMTLD pearls and pitfalls
- IELD: technique points
- IELD: technique points
- Foraminal and extraforaminal herniation
- Options for foraminal/extraforaminal disc
- Options for foraminal/extraforaminal disc
- TELD: Kambin's triangle and trajectory
- TELD: Kambin's triangle and trajectory
- TELD step by step
- TELD step by step
- TELD: protecting the nerve roots
- TELD: protecting the nerve roots
- EMTLD: extraforaminal tubular approach
- EMTLD: extraforaminal tubular approach
- EELD: extraforaminal endoscopic approach
- EELD: extraforaminal endoscopic approach
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- MT-ULBD versus LE-ULBD
- MT-ULBD step by step
- MT-ULBD step by step
- MT-ULBD: safe contralateral decompression
- MT-ULBD: safe contralateral decompression
- Clockwise check of decompression
- Clockwise check of decompression
- LE-ULBD: endoscopic differences
- LE-ULBD: endoscopic differences
- Spondylolisthesis and interbody fusion
- Fusion options for degenerative slip
- Fusion options for degenerative slip
- Choosing the fusion route by level
- Choosing the fusion route by level
- MISS TLIF: goals and setup
- MISS TLIF: goals and setup
- MISS TLIF step by step
- MISS TLIF step by step
- MISS TLIF: technique points
- MISS TLIF: technique points
- Percutaneous pedicle screw placement
- Percutaneous pedicle screw placement
- Lumbar pedicle screw entry and trajectory
- Lumbar pedicle screw entry and trajectory
- LLIF: positioning and transpsoas approach
- LLIF: positioning and transpsoas approach
- LLIF step by step
- LLIF step by step
- ALIF: preparation and approach
- ALIF: preparation and approach
- ALIF: vascular and visceral pitfalls
- ALIF: vascular and visceral pitfalls
- ALIF disc removal and cage insertion
- ALIF disc removal and cage insertion
- Perioperative care and complications
- Prone positioning for posterior surgery
- Prone positioning for posterior surgery
- Aftercare by operation
- Dural tear and CSF leak
- Dural tear and CSF leak
- Other complications AO highlights
- Take-home messages
- References (1 of 5)
- References (2 of 5)
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- References (5 of 5)
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