Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery

This is a summary of the most recent and effective techniques for treating difficult functional problems and painful situations using minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques. It includes an up-to-date review of the physiopathology of the diseases.

Part I: Advanced peripheral nerve surgery Mazal, P. R., Millesi, H.: Neurolysis: Is it beneficial or harmful? Crotti, F. M., Carai, A., Carai, M., Grimoldi, N., Sgaramella, E., Sias, W., Tiberio, F.: TOS pathophysiology and clinical features Crotti, F. M., Carai, A., Carai, M., Sgaramella, E., Sias, W.: Post-traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) Padua, L., Aprile, I., Caliandro, P., Pazzaglia, C., Conti, V., Tonali, P.: Brachial plexus injuries: regeneration timing and prognosis in patients without need for urgent operation. Preliminary results on truncus primarius superior Alexandre, A., Coro, L., Azuelos, A., Pellone, M.: Thoracic outlet syndrome due to hyperextension-hyperflexion cervical injury Schenardi, C.: Whiplash injury. TOS and double crush syndrome. Forensic medical aspects Busetto, A., Fontana, P., Zaccaria, A., Cappelli, R., Pagan, V.: Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome staging and treatment Coro, L., Azuelos, A., Alexandre, A.: Suprascapular nerve entrapment Pazzaglia, C., Caliandro, P., Aprile, I., Mondelli, M., Foschini, M., Tonali, P. A., Padua, L.: Multicenter study on carpal tunnel syndrome and pregnancy incidence and natural course Quaglietta, P., Corriero, G.: Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery: retrospective study of 390 consecutive cases Zalaffi, A., Mariottini, A., Carangelo, B., Buric, J., Muzii, V. F., Alexandre, A., Palma, L., Rovere, A.: Wrist median nerve motor conduction after end range repeated flexion and extension passive movements in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Pilot study Alexandre, A., Coro, L., Azuelos, A.: Microsurgical treatment of lumbosacral plexus injuries Azuelos, A., Coro, L., Alexandre, A.: Femoral nerve entrapment Aprile, I., Caliandro, P., Giannini, F., Mondelli, M., Tonali, P., Foschini, M., Padua, L.: Italian multicentre study of peroneal mononeuropathy at the fibular head: study design and preliminary results Crotti, F. M., Carai, A., Carai, M., Sgaramella, E., Sias, W.: Entrapment of crural branches of the common peroneal nerve Part II: Minimal invasive spinal surgery Nardi, P. V., Cabezas, D., Cesaroni, A.: Percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty using coblation technology. Clinical results in fifty consecutive cases Alexandre, A., Coro, L., Azuelos, A., Buric, J., Salgado, H., Murga, M., Marin, F., Giocoli, H.: Intradiscal injection of oxygen-ozone gas mixture for the treatment of cervical disc herniations Alexandre, A., Coro, L., Azuelos, A., Pellone, M.: Percutaneous nucleoplasty for discoradicular conflict Bonetti, M., Fontana, A., Albertini, F.: CT-guided oxygen-ozone treatment for first degree spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis Buric, J., Molino Lova, R.: Ozone chemonucleolysis in non-contained lumbar disc herniations: a pilot study with 12 months follow-up Cervellini, P., De Luca, G. P., Mazzetto, M., Colombo, F.: Micro-endoscopic-discectomy (MED) for far lateral disc herniation in the lumbar spine. Technical note Degobbis, A., Crucil, M., Alberti, M., Bortolussi, A.: A long-term review of 50 patients out of 506 treated with automated percutaneous nucleotomy according to onik for lumbar-sacral disc herniation Fabrizi, A. P., Zucchelli, M.: Surgical intradiscal decompression whitout annulotomy in lumbar disc herniation using a coblation device: preliminary results Marin, F. Z.: CAM versus nucleoplasty Quaglietta, P., Cassitto, D., Corriero, A. S., Corriero, G.: Paraspinal approach to the far lateral disc herniations: retrospective study on 42 cases Raffaeli, W., Righetti, D.: Surgical radio-frequency epiduroscopy technique (R-ResAblator) and FBSS treatment: preliminary Evaluations Reverberi, C., Bottoli, M. G., Pennini, M., Gabba, E.: Disc coablation and epidural injection of steroids: a comparison of strategies in the treatment of mechanical spinal discogenic pain Mariottini, A., Pieri, S., Giachi, S., Carangelo, B., Zalaffi, A., Muzii, F. V., Palma, L.: Preliminary results of a soft novel l