minimally invasive surgical procedures

• Minimally Invasive Inline Spinopelvic Fixation Without Offset Connectors for Unstable Sacral Fractures: Technical Description and Preliminary Clinical Experience

  Kenji Uda, Takayuki Awaya, Takashi Abe, Shusuke Nakao, Tomotaka Iwakoshi, Hinako Nagamatsu, Kazuki Ishii, Osamu Suzuki, Yoshitaka Nagashima, Yusuke Nishimura and Ryuta Saito

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery September 2026, 8962;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8962
• The Orphaned Innovation: Cost, Structural Barriers, and Global System Shifts Prompting Reimbursement Reform in Endoscopic Spine Surgery—Insights From 1.2 Million Cases

  Lewandrowski Kai-Uwe, Lorio Morgan P., Alfaro Herbert, Bae Junseok, Basil Gregory W., Beall Douglas P., Bergamaschi João Paulo, Brito Marcelo, Burkhardt Benedikt W., Calderaro André Luiz, Canales-Nájera José Antonio, Cantu-Leal Roberto, Longoria Roberto Cantú, Cruz Ernesto Luis Carvallo, Choi Gun, Cornips Erwin, Costa Herton Rodrigo Tavares, Ricárdez José Antonio Cruz, Datar Girish, Darwono Bambang, Derman Peter, Dowling Álvaro, Duarte Javier, García Chávez Alfonso, Gardocki Raymond J., Hagel Vincent, Harhangi Biswadjiet S., Hellinger Stefan, Avila José María Jiménez, Lee Jun Ho, Hofstetter Christoph P., Huang Meng, Hussain Namath Syed, Ito Kenyu, Ivanic Gerd, Kashlan Osama, Kim Hyeun-Sung, Kim Jin-Sung L., Kim Patrick, Kim Seok Woo, Knight Martin, Konakondla Sanjay, Kotheeranurak Vit, Krishnan Ajay, Kwon Brian, Li Zhen-Zhou, Lombardi Luis A., Mahan Mark A., González Fernando Medina, Mindea Stefan, Miramontes Victor, Montemurro Nicola, Morgenstern Christian, Oertel Joachim, Ogunlade John, Solís Marisa Pérez, Pestonji Malcolm Darayes, Quillo-Olivera Javier, Quiñones Brenda Olivia Bueno, León Jorge Felipe Ramírez, Žanko Radovan Sančević, Song Kunfeng, Telfeian Albert, Vaccaro Alexander R., Yang Huilin, Yeung Christopher, Yoon Jang Won, Zhang Xifeng and Hasan Saqib

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery July 2026, 8908;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8908
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  Lumbar Spinal Endoscopy: Mature, Durable, and Established—Not Investigational

  Lorio Morgan P. and Lewandrowski Kai-Uwe

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2026, 20 (2) 320-325;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8868
• The Future of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in the United States: Lifeline or Liability?

  Morgan P. Lorio, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Óscar L. Alves, Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, Sergio Luis Schmidt, Hansen A. Yuan and Alexander R. Vaccaro

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2026, 20 (2) 316-319;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8870
• Retiring CPT 62380: Why Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression Should Be Defined by Surgical Work, Not Optics

  Morgan P. Lorio and Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery August 2025, 19 (4) 492-493;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8776
• Comparison of Pain and Functional Outcomes Among Geriatric and Nongeriatric Adults Following Full Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Pathology

  Alexander A. Chernysh, Jannik Leyendecker, Owen P. Leary, Rahul A. Sastry, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Jared S. Fridley, Peter Derman, Osama Kashlan, Sanjay Konakondla, John Ogunlade, Christoph P. Hofstetter and Albert E. Telfeian

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2025, 19 (1) 27-38;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8693
• Qualitative Evaluation of Paraspinal Musculature After Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression: A Prospective Study

  Ramon Oliveira Soares, Nelson Astur, Lucas Rabello de Oliveira, Michel Kanas, Marcelo Wajchenberg and Delio Eulálio Martins

  • International Journal of Spine Surgery August 2024, 18 (4) 448-454;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8631