Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization

1 Principles of Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization.- 1.1 Biomechanics of Lumbar Spine Instability.- 1.2 The Myth of Solid Posterior Lateral Fusion.- 1.3 Radiological Evidence of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.- 2 To Fuse or Not To Fuse.- Section I Determination of Segmental Instability.- 2.1 The Role of External Fixation as a Predictor of Fusion Success.- 2.2 Assessment of Segmental Spinal Instability Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 2.3 Intraoperative Measurement of Lumbar Spinal Stiffness.- Section II The Merits and Demerits of Lumbar Fusion.- 2.4 The Long-Term Effect of Lumbar Spine Fusion: Deterioration of Adjacent Motion Segments.- 2.5 A Critical Analysis of Motion of the Lumbar Spine Adjacent to an Interbody Fusion: A Clinical Radiological Study and Biomechanical Cadaveric Study.- 2.6 Anterior Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: The Long-Term Clinical Results.- 2.7 Clinical Results of Lumbar Fusion for Heavy Workers with Lumbar Disk Herniation.- Section III Multi-Segmental Spondylosis.- 2.8 Multi-Segmental Spondylosis: An Overview of Presentations at the Fifth International Conference on Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization.- 2.9 Patient Selection for Stabilization of Multisegmental Spondylosis.- 2.10 A Clinical Study of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis.- 2.11 Surgical Management of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis.- 2.12 Treatment of Multilevel Anterior and Retrolisthesis of the Lumbosacral Spine.- 2.13 Posterior Stabilization for Lumbar Degenerative Kyphosis: In Situ Fusion in Maximum Extension on Hall's Frame.- 2.14 Operative Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Kyphosis.- 2.15 Non-Instrumentation Stabilization/Decompression Procedure for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Significance of Expansive Laminoplasty.- 3 Stabilization Methods.- 3.1 How to Stabilize theLumbar Spine: An Overview.- 3.2 Results of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lytic and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.- 3.3 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: With and Without Pedicle Screw Fixation.-