Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

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Editors Ali Arslantas Sedat Dalbayrak Serkan Simsek Sedat Cagli Cumhur Kılıncer Murat Cosar A. Fahir Ozer

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Authors (in alphabetical order)

Acaroglu Emre, MD 1. Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey

Acikbas sabri Cem, MD 2. Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey

Akalın Elif, MD 3. Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Izmir, Turkey

Akcalı Omer, MD 4. Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Izmir, Turkey

Altun Necdet, MD 5. Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey

Arslantas Ali, MD 6. Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir, Turkey

Arslantas Didem, MD 7. Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Eskisehir, Turkey

Attar Ayhan, MD 8. Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Aydın Hasan Emre, MD 9. Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir, Turkey

Başarır Murat, MD 10. Acıbadem Kozyatagı Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey

Bozkurt Melih, MD 11. Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Caglar sukru, MD 12. Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Caglı Sedat, MD 13. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir, Turkey

Cakır Celal Ozbek, MD 14. Malatya Park Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic, Malatya, Turkey

Caner Hakan, MD 15. Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Caylı Süleyman R., MD 16. Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Malatya, Turkey

Cırak Bayram, MD 17. Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Denizli, Turkey

Cosar Murat, MD PhD 18. Canakkale 18 March University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Canakkale, Turkey

Coşkun Erdal, MD 19. Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Denizli, Turkey

Dalbayrak Sedat, MD 20. Neurospinal Academy, Tuzla Gisbir Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Dogu Beril, MD 21. Sisli Etfal Education And Research Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey

Erkin Gulten, MD 22. Konya Education And Research Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Konya, Turkey

Fesli Ramazan, MD 23. Dıskapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education And Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Gulec Sacit, MD 24. Osmangazi University, Department of Anesthesiology and Algology, Eskisehir, Turkey

Hancı Murat, MD 25. Istanbul Cerrahpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Hepguler Simin, MD 26. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Izmir, Turkey

Isık Hasan Serdar, MD 27. Ordu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ordu, Turkey

Kahraman Serdar, MD 28. Yeni Yuzyil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Kaptanoglu Erkan, MD 29. Yakın Dogu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Nicosia, TRNC

Kemerdere Rahsan, MD 30. Istanbul Cerrahpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Kılıncer Cumhur, MD 31. Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Edirne, Turkey

Koc r. Kemal, MD 32. Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kayseri, Turkey

Kotil Kadir, MD 33. Istanbul Education And Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Kuran Banu, MD 34. Sisli Etfal Education And Research Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey

Naderi Sait, MD 35. Umraniye Education And Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Oktenoglu Tunc, MD 36. VKV American Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Okutan Ozerk, MD 37. Ordu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ordu, Turkey

Oncu Julide, MD 38. Sisli Etfal Education And Research Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey

Ozalay Metin, MD 39. Baskent University Adana Practice and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Adana, Turkey

ozbek Zuhtu, MD 40. Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir, Turkey

Ozdemir Mevci, MD 41. Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Denizli, Turkey

ozer Ali Fahir, MD 42. Koc University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

ozturk Cagatay, MD 43. Istanbul Spine Center Florence Nightingale Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Ozyalcın N.Suleyman, MD 44. Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Algology, Istanbul, Turkey

Palaoglu selcuk, MD 45. Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Sayın Murat, MD 46. Sakarya Ada Hospital, Departmen of Neurosurgery, Sakarya, Turkey

Senel Alparslan, MD 47. Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Samsun, Turkey

Senkoylu Alpaslan, MD 48. Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey

Simsek Osman, MD 49. Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Edirne, Turkey

Simsek Serkan, MD 50. Dıskapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education And Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Sonmez Erkin, MD 51. Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey

Temiz Cuneyt, MD 52. Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Manisa, Turkey

Turkoglu Erhan, MD 53. Duzce University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Duzce, Turkey

uyar Meltem, MD 54. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Izmir, Turkey

Yalnız Erol, MD 55. Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Edirne, Turkey

Yaman Onur, MD 56. Tepecik Education And Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir, Turkey

Yegul Ibrahim, MD 57. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Izmir, Turkey

Zileli Mehmet, MD 58. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir, Turkey

The original of this book is published in Turkish under the sign of “Spine and Peripheric Nerve Surgery Group of Turkish Neurosurgical Society” in 2012.