This special series on “Minimally Invasive Techniques in Spine Surgery and Trend Toward Ambulatory Surgery” is edited by Dr. Cameron Kia, from the Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, IL, USA.
Editorial
Preface on minimally invasive techniques in spine surgery and trend toward ambulatory surgery
Original Article
Does a relationship exist between preoperative expectations and overall satisfaction in spine surgery patients?—a prospective cohort study
Review Article
The use of machine learning for predicting candidates for outpatient spine surgery: a review
Lateral interbody fusion for adjacent segment disease: a narrative review
Robotic-assisted spine surgery—a narrative review
Use of ceramic synthetic allografts in spine surgery: a narrative review with early basic science and clinic data of novel nanosynthetic bone graft
Narrative review: erector spinae block in spine surgery
Prone position lateral interbody fusion—a narrative review
A narrative review of endoscopic spine surgery: history, indications, uses, and future directions
Disclosure:
The series “Minimally Invasive Techniques in Spine Surgery and Trend Toward Ambulatory Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Spine Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Dr. Kia served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.