Examines the relation between clinical features, diagnosis, and choice of minimally invasive technique for a range of spine pathologies Provides information on post-treatment therapy

Describes new minimally invasive techniques

1 Biomechanics of the Spine and the Etiopathogenesis of Spinal Pain.- 2 Diagnostic approaches to spinal disease related to spinal intervention.- 3 Radiological Anatomy and Approaches to the Spine.- 4 Clinical Evaluation of Spinal Disease.- 5 How and When to Carry Out Spinal Biopsy.- 6 Percutaneous Treatment of Cervical and Lumbar Disks.- 7 Treatment of Facet Joints.- 8 Epidural and Sacral Spinal Injections.- 9 Vertebroplasty in Porotic Fractures.- 10 Medical Therapy in Porotic Patients.- 11 Vertebroplasty and Spinal Tumors.- 12 Kyphoplasty and Kyphoplasty-like Devices: Indications and Results.- 13 Endoscopic Treatment Approaches to Herniated Lumbar Disks.- 14 Percutaneous Lumbar Posterior Stabilization for Low Back Pain.- 15 New Treatments for Spinal Tumors.- 16 Indications and Results for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery.- 17 Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Bone Metastases.- 18 Classification and Treatment of Vascular Malformations of the Spinal Cord.- 19 Practical Guidelines for Percutaneous Vertebral Cementoplasty.