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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

  1. 01

    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)
    • References (3 of 5)
    • References (4 of 5)
    • References (5 of 5)
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