From the reviews of the second edition: The book covers almost all commonly used minimally invasive surgical procedures. The first section deals with the microscope and operating room setup. Challenging procedures of the cervical spine include a detailed technique for treating the odontoid fracture, microsurgical total cervical disc replacement, and microsurgical stabilization of C1-2 fusion. Microsurgical approaches and endoscopic principles are very well covered for the thoracic and lumbar spine. A section on disc reconstruction describes cutting-edge procedures such as autologous chondrocyte transplantation and nucleus pulposus replacement. Spinal stenosis, spinal fusions, and dynamic stabilizations are described in detail. The book is well illustrated and referenced by the authors. Photos showing the position of the patient on the operating table are most useful...This is perhaps the best book written on the subject. I very highly recommend it to all spine surgeons and orthopedic and neurosurgical trainees. (5 Stars Doody's review by Edward Abraham) "This is an excellent book! Edited by H. Michael Mayer, it is a multiauthor mix of European, American, Swiss and Australian, but predominantly German and North American current and cutting edge spinal practice. It is remarkable that in less than 500 pages ... the entirety of spinal surgery from trans-oral odontoidectomy to low lumbar dynamic stabilisation can be summarised so eloquently and comprehensively. ... this book should be essential reading for every spinal surgeon and occupy a prominent place in every departmental library." (Barrie D. White, Acta Neurochirurgica, Vol. 148 (6), 2006) "This is the second edition of a book that puts great effort into covering all aspects of minimally invasive surgery of the spine (MISS). ... The individual chapters are thoroughly structured and easy to overview. The illustrations are generally of high quality ... . the book is so well written and well structured that it is a pleasure to read it from beginning to end. ... This excellent book is a must for everyone interested in spine surgery ... ." (Bjorn Stromqvist, Acta Orthopaedica, Vol. 77 (4), 2006)

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.- Technological Advances of Surgical Microscopes for Spine Surgery.- Spinal Microsurgery.- Microsurgical Instruments.- Operating Room Setup and Handling of Surgical Microscopes.- Computer-assisted Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.- Technique of Transoral Odontoidectomy.- Microsurgical Treatment of Odontoid Fractures.- Microsurgery of the Cervical Spine: The Anterior Approach.- Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy (Microsurgical and Endoscopic).- Functional Segmental Reconstruction with the Bryan Cervical Disc Prosthesis.- Microsurgical Total Cervical Disc Replacement.- Microsurgical Posterior Approaches to the Cervical Spine.- Microsurgical C1-2 Stabilization.- Microsurgical Anterior Approach to T5–10 (Mini-TTA).- Microsurgical Anterior Approach to the Thoracolumbar Junction.- Anatomic Principles of Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery.- Principles of Endoscopic Techniques to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine.- Biomechanical Requirements in Minimally Invasive Spinal Fracture Treatment.- Thoracoscopic Approaches in Spinal Deformities and Trauma.- Thoracoscopic Techniques in Spinal Deformity.- Mini-open Endoscopic Excision of Hemivertebrae.- Thoracoscopically Assisted Anterior Approach to Thoracolumbar Fractures.- A Minimally Invasive Open Approach for Reconstruction of the Anterior Column of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine.- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures.- Microsurgical Open Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty.- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty in Traumatic Fractures.- Interventional and Semi-invasive Procedures for Low Back Pain and Disc Herniation.- Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy.- Microtherapy in Low Back Pain.- Principles of Microsurgical Discectomy in Lumbar Disc Herniations.- The Microsurgical Interlaminar, ParamedianApproach.- The Translaminar Approach.- The Lateral, Extraforaminal Approach.- Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy.- Microscopically Assisted Percutaneous Technique as a Minimally Invasive Approach to the Posterior Spine.- Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Spine Surgery via a Posterolateral Approach.- The Full-endoscopic Interlaminar Approach for Lumbar Disc Herniations.- Outpatient Microsurgical Lumbar Discectomy and Microdecompression Laminoplasty.- Nucleus Reconstruction by Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation.- Autologous Disc Chondrocyte Transplantation.- The ALPA Approach for Minimally Invasive Nucleus Pulposus Replacement.- Mini-open Midline Accesses for Lumbar Total Disc Replacement.- Microsurgical Decompression of Acquired (Degenerative) Central and Lateral Spinal Canal Stenosis.- Microsurgical Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Mini-ALIF): The Lateral Retroperitoneal Approach to L2/3, L3/4, and L4/5.- Microsurgical Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Mini-ALIF): The Transperitoneal Approach to L5/S1.- Minimally Invasive 360° Lumbar Fusion.- The Anterior Extraperitoneal Video-assisted Approach to the Lumbar Spine.- Minimally Invasive Dynamic Stabilization of the Lumbar Motion Segment with an Interspinous Implant.- Technical and Anatomical Considerations for the Placement of a Posterior Interspinous Stabilizer.- Elastic Microsurgical Stabilization with a Posterior Shock Absorber.