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Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression for Lumbar Spine

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Various surgical methods are being applied, from open laminectomy to endoscopic surgery, for the surgical treatment of degenerative spinal diseases. Minimally invasive spine surgery aims to preserve the bone and muscle structures of the spine as much as possible and to remove only the offending lesions. Spinal surgery using a tubular retractor and microscope is currently the most commonly used surgical method for decompression in spinal diseases. In this chapter, microdiscectomy and unilateral bilateral decompressive surgery using interlaminar and paraspinal approaches of the lumbar spine are discussed.

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  1. Bumin Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

    Hanyu Seong

  2. Gumdan Top General Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea

    Sungryong Lim

  3. Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea

    Il Choi

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea (Republic of)

    Yong Ahn

  2. Park Medical Center, Pyeongtaek-si, Kyonggi-do, Korea (Republic of)

    Jin-Kyu Park

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Chun-Kun Park

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Seong, H., Lim, S., Choi, I. (2023). Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression for Lumbar Spine. In: Ahn, Y., Park, JK., Park, CK. (eds) Core Techniques of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9849-2_19

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