In surgery, the concept of “first do no harm” has led to procedural advances to reduce collateral tissue damage during surgical procedures. While in spine surgery, specifically, this thought is not a particularly new one, we remain behind the curve in adoption of minimally invasive techniques.
Guest Editor
Sheeraz Qureshi
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery,Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.