MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES IN SPINE SURGERY Editors Larry T. Khoo A. Fahir Ozer Co Editors: Murat Cosar Farbod Asgarzadie Zachary A. Smith
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AUTHORS (in alphabetical order) 1. Abitbol, Jean-Jacques Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles,, USA 10. Carilli, Senol Department of General Surgery, VKV American 11. Ceylan, Davut Sakarya University, Department Sakarya - Turkey 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Aras, Adem Bozkurt Medicine, Department Altas, Murat Department, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay- Turkey Asgarzadie, Farbod Department, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA-USA Aslan, Adem Department, Afyon Kocatepe University, Aslantas, Ali Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Turkey Aydin, Ahmet Levent Department, SB 75 th Years State Bari, Ausaf Resident Neurosurgeon, UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, Barolat, Giancarlo Barolat Neuroscience Presbyterian/ St Lukes Medical Center 1721East 19 th Ave, Suit 434 Denver, Colorado 12. Cosar, Murat Medicine, Department 13. De Salles, Antonio A.F. Professor, Head of Stereotactic Radiosurgery UCLA Department Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center 14. Eser, Olcay Department, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir - Turkey 15. Geisler, Fred H. Illinois Neuro-Spine Center, Aurora, Illinois, USA. 16. Gulmen, Vehbi Specialist, SB Karsiyaka State Department Izmir -Turkey 17. Guven, Mustafa Medicine, Department 18. Iplikcioglu, A. Celal Department, Bayındır Istanbul Turkey 19. Inan, Kaan Bilal Department, Haydarpasa Gulhane Military Medical Academy Istanbul, Turkey
20. Kaner, Tuncay SB Pendik State Department 21. Khoo, Larry T. UCLA, David Geffen Medical School, Department Los Angelos, CA-USA 22. Kibici, Kenan Department, Kasimpasa Military 23. Koc, R. Kemal Department, Erciyes University, Kayseri -Turkey 24. Kose, Kamil Cagrı Department of Orthopedics, Sakarya University, Sakarya -Turkey 25. Lieberman, Isador H. Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 26. Naderi, Sait Department, SB Umraniye Education Faculty of Medicine Istanbul -Turkey 27. Oktenoglu Tunc Department, VKV American 28. Ozen, Oguz Aslan Namik Kemal University, Department of Anatomy 29. Ozer, A. Fahir Department, VKV American 30. Pimenta, Luiz Department of Minimal Invasive and Reconstructive Spine Surgery, Santa Rita São Paulo, Brazil. 31. Regan, John J. Orthopedic Surgeon, West Coast Spine Institute, Beverly Hills, CA, USA 32. Sasani Mehdi Department, VKV American 33. Sedrac, Marc Attending Physician, Torrance Memorial Director of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery; Los Angeles,CA 34. Selch, Michael Attending Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center. Los Angeles,CA 35. Selek, Ugur M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Huston-Texas - USA 36. Songur, Ahmet Department of Anatomy Afyon Kocatepe University, 37. Smith, Zachary A. Los Angeles Spine Clinic, The Good Samaritan Hospital 38. Yeung, Christopher A. Arizona Institute for Minimally Invasive Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ 39. Yeung, Antohny T. Arizona Institute for Minimally Invasive Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ 40. Zheng, Yinggang Desert Institute for Spine Care Phoenix, Arizona, USA 41. Zileli, Mehmet Ege University, Department İzmir -Turkey