Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery And Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery

by Alexandre, A.; Bricolo, A.; Millesi, H.

• ISBN13: 9783211233689
• ISBN10: 3211233687
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

The papers in this volume summarize information about the most recent and effective techniques for treating diffcult functional problems and painful situations by using minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques. Spinal endoscopy both for diagnostic and treatment purposes is presented as well as microsurgical operations for spinal problems, intradiscal techniques for the treatment of disc degenerative pathology, and dynamic stabilization techniques together with an up-to-date review of physiopathology of the diseases. New trends in peripheral nerve surgery are presented. Also the problem of traumatic nerve lesions in different anatomical districts is analyzed with special attention on the theme of thoracic outlet syndrome. The posttraumatic aspects of this disease are discussed both in respect of its causative mechanisms, and its medicolegal aspects.

Table of Contents

Part I: Advanced peripheral nerve surgery
Neurolysis: Is it beneficial or harmful?	3	(4)
Mazal, P. R.
Millesi, H.
TOS pathophysiology and clinical features	7	(6)
Crotti, F. M.
Carai, A.
Carai, M.
Grimoldi, N.
Sgaramella, E.
Sias, W.
Tiberio, F.
Post-traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)	13	(4)
Crotti, F. M.
Carai, A.
Carai, M.
Sgaramella, E.
Sias, W.
Brachial plexus injuries: regeneration timing and prognosis in patients without need for urgent operation. Preliminary results on truncus primarius superior	17	(4)
Padua, L.
Aprile, I.
Caliandro, P.
Pazzaglia, C.
Conti, V.
Tonali, P.
Thoracic outlet syndrome due to hyperextension-hyperflexion cervical injury	21	(4)
Alexandre, A.
Coro, L.
Azuelos, A.
Pellone, M.
Whiplash injury, TOS and double crush syndrome. Forensic medical aspects	25	(4)
Schenardi, C.
Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome staging and treatment	29	(4)
Busetto, A.
Fontana, P.
Zaccaria, A.
Cappelli, R.
Pagan, V.
Suprascapular nerve entrapment	33	(2)
Coro, L.
Azuelos, A.
Alexandre, A.
Multicenter study on carpal tunnel syndrome and pregnancy incidence and natural course	35	(6)
Pazzaglia, C.
Caliandro, P.
Aprile, I.
Mondelli, M.
Foschini, M.
Tonali, P. A.
Padua, L.
Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery: retrospective study of 390 consecutive cases	41	(6)
Quaglietta, P.
Corriero, G.
Wrist median nerve motor conduction after end range repeated flexion and extension passive movements in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Pilot study	47	(6)
Zalaffi, A.
Mariottini, A.
Carangelo, B.
Buric, J.
Muzii, V. F.
Alexandre, A.
Palma, L.
Rovere, A.
Microsurgical treatment of lumbosacral plexus injuries	53	(8)
Alexandre, A.
Coro, L.
Azuelos, A.
Femoral nerve entrapment	61	(2)
Azuelos, A.
Coro, L.
Alexandre, A.
Italian multicentre study of peroneal mononeuropathy at the fibular head: study design and preliminary results	63	(6)
Aprile, I.
Caliandro, P.
Giannini, F.
Mondelli, M.
Tonali, P.
Foschini, M.
Padua, L.
Entrapment of crural branches of the common peroneal nerve	69	(2)
Crotti, F. M.
Carai, A.
Carai, M.
Sgaramella, E.
Sias, W.
Part II: Minimal invasive spinal surgery
Percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty using coblation technology. Clinical results in fifty consecutive cases	71	(8)
Nardi, P. V.
Cabezas, D.
Cesaroni, A.
Intradiscal injection of oxygen-ozone gas mixture for the treatment of cervical disc herniations	79	(4)
Alexandre, A.
Coro, L.
Azuelos, A.
Buric, J.
Salgado, H.
Murga, M.
Marin, F.
Giocoli, H.
Percutaneous nucleoplasty for discoradicular conflict	83	(4)
Alexandre, A.
Coro, L.
Azuelos, A.
Pellone, M.
CT-guided oxygen-ozone treatment for first degree spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis	87	(6)
Bonetti, M.
Fontana, A.
Albertini, F.
Ozone chemonucleolysis in non-contained lumbar disc herniations: a pilot study with 12 months follow-up	93	(6)
Buric, J.
Molino Lova, R.
Micro-endoscopic-discectomy (MED) for far lateral disc herniation in the lumbar spine. Technical note	99	(4)
Cervellini, P.
De Luca, G. P.
Mazzetto, M.
Colombo, F.
A long-term review of 50 patients out of 506 treated with automated percutaneous nucleotomy according to onik for lumbar-sacral disc herniation	103	(4)
Degobbis, A.
Crucil, M.
Alberti, M.
Bortolussi, A.
Surgical intradiscal decompression without annulotomy in lumbar disc herniation using a coblation device: preliminary results	107	(4)
Fabrizi, A. P.
Zucchelli, M.
CAM versus nucleoplasty	111	(4)
Marin, F. Z.
Paraspinal approach to the far lateral disc herniations: retrospective study on 42 cases	115	(6)
Quaglietta, P.
Cassitto, D.
Corriero, A. S.
Corriero, G.
Surgical radio-frequency epiduroscopy technique (R-ResAblator) and FBSS treatment: preliminary evaluations	121	(6)
Raffaeli, W.
Righetti, D.
Disc coablation and epidural injection of steroids: a comparison of strategies in the treatment of mechanical spinal discogenic pain	127	(2)
Reverberi, C.
Bottoli, M.G.
Pennini, M.
Gabba, E.
Preliminary results of a soft novel lumbar intervertebral prothesis (diam) in the degenerative spinal pathology	129	(4)
Mariottini, A.
Pieri, S.
Giachi, S.
Carangelo, B.
Zalaffi, A.
Muzii, F. V.
Palma, L.
Lumbar spinal decompression with a pneumatic orthesis (orthotrac): preliminary study	133	(6)
Dallolio, V.
The different outcomes of patients with disc herniation treated either by microdiscectomy, or by intradiscal ozone injection	139	(4)
Paradiso, R.
Alexandre, A.
Quality of life, clinical and neurophysiological picture in patients operated on for lumbar stenosis	143	(4)
Caliandro, P.
Aulisa, L.
Padua, R.
Aprile, I.
Mastantuoni, G.
Mazza, O.
Tonali, P.
Padua, L.
Myofascial pain mimicking radicular syndromes	147	(4)
Facco, E.
Ceccherelli, F.
Prevention of recurrent radicular pain after lumbar disc surgery: a prospective study	151	(6)
Gambardella, G.
Gervasio, O.
Zaccone, C.
Puglisi, E.
Author index	155	(2)
Index of keywords	157