Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

An introduction to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery : The Basics

Dr Arnab Sinha, Dr Rashmi Sharma

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In the long history of surgery it always has been a basic principle to restrict the iatrogenic trauma done to a patient during surgery to a minimum. No matter which type of surgery we are talking about, Minimally invasive seems to be the catchphrase that we hear a lot these days . Minimally invasive spine surgery has been defined as: a procedure that by virtue of the extent and means of surgical techniques results in less collateral tissue damage, resulting in measurable decrease in morbidity and more rapid functional recovery than traditional exposures, without differentiation in the intended surgical goal. The advances in minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) are unparalleled. These advances have occurred throughout the spinal axis from the occiput to the pelvis. With the progress in optics, instrumentation, and familiarity with MISS procedures, MISS can now be seen in all aspects of spine surgery The aim of every surgical procedure is to resolve the patient’s clinical problem by treating the underlying pathology. This pathology can be considered as the target of each surgical procedure. So one of the goals of minimally invasive spine surgery is to carry out efficient “target surgery” with a minimum of iatrogenic trauma. To attain this target, the surgeon has to create an access to it. So practically speaking, either the access part or the target part of the surgical procedure—or both—can be minimally invasive.

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Dr Arnab Sinha, Dr Rashmi Sharma, An introduction to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery : The Basics, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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