2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-Minimally Invasive Adult Deformity Surgery: Indications and Complication Avoidance

Minimally Invasive Adult Deformity Surgery: Indications and Complication Avoidance

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In this video, Kai Ming-Fu discusses minimally invasive adult deformity surgery indications and complication avoidance. He emphasizes the need to recognize and treat deformities in patients coming for degenerative problems, but not all deformities should be treated the same. He highlights the potential benefits of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for treating minor deformities or cases where patients are not suitable for open procedures. However, he also discusses potential pitfalls with MIS, including surgeon comfort and expertise, achieving arthrodesis, and patient selection. He presents an algorithm to help determine which patients are best suited for MIS deformity procedures based on coronal and sagittal plane deformity. He also mentions some complications that can arise, such as misplaced instrumentation, and suggests ways to maximize navigation and ensure accurate screw placement. The video concludes with recommendations for optimizing arthrodesis during MIS deformity surgery.

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Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, FAANS

Keywords

minimally invasive adult deformity surgery

complication avoidance

MIS deformity procedures

surgeon comfort and expertise

arthrodesis