Abstract
The majority of routine spine interventions are performed by interventional physiatrists, radiologists, or anesthesiologists comprising interventional pain specialists. These procedures include both diagnostics and therapeutic interventions. Therapeutic spine procedures include corticosteroid epidural injections, nerve blocks, or ablation treatments, most of which are designed for the management of pain associated with the clinical condition. With the advancement of technology, there are now minimally invasive spine interventions performed by both interventionalist and some surgeons providing benefit beyond just palliative/pain management and are considered corrective in nature. These minimally invasive procedures are aimed to replace open surgical procedures with comparable or better outcome. These new procedures are exciting, at the cutting edge of technology, and expanding in availability. Their evidence in the literature to support safety and utilization of these procedures is variable. In this chapter, we are describing these new technologies and their potential utilization. The authors are including these topics for educational purposes and not as endorsement of a specific product or technique.
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Mostoufi, S.A., Mostoufi, C. (2022). Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures. In: Mostoufi, S.A., George, T.K., Tria Jr., A.J. (eds) Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92042-5_14
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