Degenerative Spinal Deformity: Creating Lordosis in the Lumbar Spine, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, edited by Drs.Sigurd Berven and Praveen V. Mummaneni,will cover Degenerative Spinal Deformity: Creating Lordosis in the Lumbar Spine. Topics will include, but are not limited to,Spinopelvic Parameters;Location of lordosis (priority for L4-S1) and Age Adjustments;Approach Selection;Nuances of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy;Preventing Pseudarthrosis and PJK;The Challenge of Creating Lordosis in High Grade Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis;Sacropelvic Fixation;Evolution of the MISDEF Algorithm;Transpsoas Approach Nuances;Lateral Prepsoas Approach Nuances;Anterior Column Release;Navigation assisted MIS deformity correction;MIS TLIF;MIS PSO; andThe challenge of L4-S1- fractional curves.