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Research ArticleMINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
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Surgeon Perceptions of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Jonathan Webb, Lionel Gottschalk, Yu-Po Lee, Steven Garfin and Choll Kim
International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2008, 2 (3) 145-149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/SASJ-2008-0006-MIS
Jonathan Webb
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego
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Lionel Gottschalk IV
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego
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Yu-Po Lee
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego
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Steven Garfin
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego
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Choll Kim
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego
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  • For correspondence: c22kim@ucsd.edu
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    (A) Amount of MIS currently practiced by respondents and (B) amount of MIS that respondents would like to incorporate into their practices in the future.

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    (A) Overall perceived advantages of MIS techniques and (B) perceived limitations to MIS adoption by all respondents.

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    Perceived limitations to MIS adoption when stratified by responses from (A) experienced MIS surgeons and (B) new MIS surgeons.

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Jonathan Webb, Lionel Gottschalk, Yu-Po Lee, Steven Garfin, Choll Kim
International Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2008, 2 (3) 145-149; DOI: 10.1016/SASJ-2008-0006-MIS

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