Guest Editor(s)

• Dr. Yoshihisa Kotani

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.

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Special Issue Introduction

Adult spinal deformity (ASD) requires various surgical endeavors to achieve neural decompression and correction of segmental and global balance. However, ASD often related to a high risk of perioperative morbidity due to its extensive surgical field. Minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) has been widely adopted for degenerative spine surgery because of little muscle trauma and reduced blood loss. As technology advances, an increasingly large body of techniques and implants are available for use in MISS deformity correction. MISS deformity correction includes anterior, lateral, and posterior techniques that can be tailored to each patient while capturing the strength of each respective technique. To maximize the benefits of a minimally invasive approach without compromising the goals of ASD surgery, surgeons must be selective in choosing which cases are amenable to an MIS approach. Especially under the influence of the COVID-19 epidemic, its technology and development are also facing new challenges.

Minimal Surgery for Spinal Deformity, Endoscopic Fusion for the Lumbar Spine, Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Navigation Guided, Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Tubular Decompression, Minimally Invasive TLIF, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Robotic Surgery for Spine, Minimal Surgery for Spinal Deformity, Outcomes and Complications are expected to be discussed in this special issue.

Participants

Dr. Seung Won Park, from Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. 
Dr. Yi Jiang, from Beijing Haidian Hospital (Beijing University Third Hospital Haidian section), Beijing, China. 
Dr. Arvind G. Kulkarni, from Mumbai Spine Scoliosis & Disc Replacement Centre, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre Mumbai, India.  
Dr. Tomohisa Harada, from Rakuwakai Marutamachi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.  
Dr. Wenjian Wu, from Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. 
Dr. John Choi & Dr. Joseph Maalouly, from Spine ortho clinic, Peninsula private hospital, Frankston and The Bays hospital, Mornington, Australia.   
Dr. Qingbing Meng, from Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.  
Dr. Yong Hai, from Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University of China, Beijing, China. 
Dr. Wataru Narita, from Midorigaoka Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan.   
Dr. Keyi Yu, from Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Beijing, China.   
Dr. Phanunan Sasiprapha, from Udonthani Hospital, Thailand.
Dr. Masayuki Ishihara, from Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
The list is arranged in no particular order and to be updated.

Submission Deadline

25 Sep 2021

Submission Information

Articles of special issue are free of charge for article processing.
For Author Instructions, please refer to http://misjournal.net/pages/view/author_instructions
For Online Submission, please login at https://oaemesas.com/MIS/?IssueId=649
Submission Deadline: 25 Sep 2021
Contacts: Lillian Lee, Assistant Editor, lillian@misjournal.net