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Use the resources below to learn more about the California Spine Institute and Spinal Surgery

• Brochures
• Cervical Discectomy
• Thoracic Discectomy
• Lumbar Discectomy
• Spinal Discectomy
• Books
• 4 Weeks to a Better Back
• Order Book: 4 Weeks to a Better Back
• 101 Ways to a Better Back
  Dr. Chiu's informative pocket guide to getting a better handle on your back and back pain.
• Order Book: 101 Ways to a Better Back (Second Edition)
• Read 101 Ways to a Better Back Online (First Edition)
• Order Spanish Version Online (Second Edition)
• Order Chinese Version Online (Second Edition)
• Martial Arts
  A Path to a Better Mind and Body, Dr. Chiu's informative book on using martial arts as a means to finding inner harmony and physical fitness.
• Order Book: Martial Arts
• Read Online (html)
• Medical Presentations
Evolving Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A Surgeon’s Perspective and Technological Considerations
Degenerated lumbar disc and spinal stenosis are common problems requiring decompressive lumbar surgery. Open spinal discectomy is associated with significant morbidity, long-term convalescence, prolonged general anesthesia and wide dissection of tissues that can cause bleeding, scarring and eventual destabilization of spinal segments. The evolving less traumatic minimally invasive endoscopic lumbar decompression procedure is free from these potential complications. Therefore the pursuit of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) began.
• 1st ISMISS Congress in Turkey on Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery and Interventional Treatments Ankara, Turkey
• Presentations Index