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The past thirty years have seen an evolution of spine surgery from limited decompressive procedures to extensive spinal reconstruction, involving multilevel decompressions, fusions, and instrumentation. With a better understanding of spinal anatomy, pathology and the biomechanics of the spine and instrumentation systems, surgical options in the spine are constantly growing. The aim of this chapter is to review the essential concepts in spine surgery, and evaluate conventional surgical techniques.
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Rao, R., Singrakhia, M. (2004). Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery. In: Navigation and Robotics in Total Joint and Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59290-4_65
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