Prof. Dr. med. Kan Min

1. Kan Min, Lucas Jud, Mazda Farshad: Dual sequential short anterior correction of double major Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spinal deformity, 554-563 (6) (2018)
2. Antoniadis A, Ulrich NH, Schmid S, Farshad M, Min K: Decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis in octogenarians; a single center experience of 121 consecutive patient. Br J Neurosurg. Feb;31(1):67-71. 10.1080/02688697.2016.1233316 (2017)
3. Schmid SL, Wechsler C, Farshad M, Antoniadis A, Ulrich NH, Min K, Woernle CM: Surgery for lumbar disc herniation: Analysis of 500 consecutive patients treated in an interdisciplinary spine center. J Clin Neurosci. May; 27:40-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.08.038 (2016)
4. Gaines RW, Min K, Zarzycki D: "Bone-οn-Bone" surgical reconstruction of moderate severity, flexible single curve adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: continuing improvements of the technique and results in three scoliosis centers after almost twenty years of use. Scoliosis Mar 24;10:10. doi: 10.1186/s13013-015-0032-0 (2015)
5. Christine Attenhofer-Jost, Marianne Rohrbach, Gabor Matyas, Florian Schoenhoff, Matthias Baumgartner, Angela Oxenius, Thierry Carrel, Michael Huebler, Kan Min, Gabriela de Pasquale, Oliver Kretschmar, Paul Vogt, Francesco Faletra, Matthias Greutmann: Marfan Syndrom, Swiss Medical Forum, May (2015)
6. T Fekete, C Woernle, AF Mannion, U Held, K Min, F Kleinstück, N Ulrich, D Haschtmann, HR Becker, F Porchet, R Theiler, J Steurer: The effect ofspidural steroid injection on postoperative outcome in patients from the lumbal stenosis outcome study. Spine, April (2015)
7. Thorsten Haas, Nelly Spielmann, Tanja Restin, Burkhardt Seifert, Georg Henze, Joachim Obwegeser, Kan Min, Dezsoe Jeszenszky, Markus Weiss, Markus Schmugge: Efficacy of maintaining higher fibrinogen levels for reduction of transfusion requirements during major paediatric surgery.A randomized, controlled clinical trial. Britsh Journal of Anaesthesia, Mar (2015), 1-10
8. Ulrich, K Min, A Curt: High sensitivity of contact-heat evoked potentials in “snake-eye” appearance myelopathy. Clinical neurophysiology S1388- 2457(15)00007-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.12.020, PMID:25701427 (2015)
9. N Ulrich, F Kleinstück, Ch Woernle, A Antoniadis, S Winkelhofer, J Burgstaller, M Farshad, J Oberle, F Porchet, K Min: Clinical outcome in lumbar decompression surgery for spinal canal stenosis in the aged population: a prospective Swiss multicenter cohort study, Spine 15;40(6):415-22 (2015)
10. Nadja Alexandra Farshad-Amacker, Thi Dan Linh Nguyen, Mazda Farshad, Gustav Andreisek, Kan Min, Thomas Frauenfelder: Semiautomatic superimposition improves radiological assessment of curve flexibility in scoliosis, Eur Radiol. 25(3):860-4 (2015)
11. Rothenfluh DA, Müller DA, Rothenfluh E, Min K: Pelvic Incidencelumbar lordosis mismatch predisposes to adjacent segment disease after lumbar spine fusion. Eur Spine J. 24 (6), 1251-8 (2014)
12. Min K: Skoliose beim Kind: Funktionserhaltende Chirurgie. Leading Opinions, Orthopädie und Rheumatologie, (1): 50-51 (2014)
13. Osterhoff G, Spirig J, Klasen J, Kuster SP, Zinkernagel AS, Sax H, Min K: Perforation and Bacterial Contamination of Microscope Covers in Lumbar Spine Decompressive Surgery. Med Princ Pract. 23(4):302-6 (2014)
14. Farshad M; Gerber C, Laufer-Molnar V, Farshad-Amacker NA, Dietrich TJ, Min K: Asymmetry of the multifidus muscle in lumbar radicular nerve compression, Skeletal Radiol. 43(1): 49-53 (2014)
15. Farshad M, Bode B, Min K: Intraosseous Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor (IMT) of the Twelfth Thoracic Vertebra - Report of a rare case with histological diagnosis and surgical treatment, JBJS Case Connect 3: e46 (2013)
16. Leonardi M, Zanetti M, Min K: The extent of decompression and incidence of postoperative epidural hematoma among different techniques of spinal decompression in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques 26(8):407-14 (2013)
17. Anett Ulrich, Jenny Haefeli, Julia Blum, Kan Min, Armin Curt. Improved diagnosis of spinal cord disorders with contact heat evoked potentials. Neurology 80(15): 1393-9 (2013)
18. M Farshad, K Min: Abduction extension cervical nerve root stress test: Anatomical basis and clinical relevance. Eur Spine J. 22(7):1522-5 (2013)
19. Farshad M, Sdzudy C, Min K: Late implant removal after posterior correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with pedicle screw instrumentation- a matched case control study with 10 year follow-up. Spine Deformity. 1: 68-71 (2013)
20. Min K, Sdzudy C, Farshad M: Posterior correction of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with pedicle screw instrumentation: results of 48 patients with a minimal 10 year follow up. Eur Spine J. 22 (2):345-354 (2013)
21. Rothenfluh DA, Neubauer G, Klasen J, Min K: Analysis of internal construct validity of the SRS-24 questionnaire. Eur Spine J. 21(8):1590-5 (2012)
22. Min K, Haefeli M, F, Müller D, Klammer G, Hahn F: Short anterior correction of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with minithoracotomy: Radiological, clinical and lung function results. Eur Spine J. 21 Suppl 6: S765-7 (2012)
23. Min K, Liebscher T, Rothenfluh D: Sacral dome resection and single stage posterior reduction in high grade high dysplastic spondylolisthesis. Eur Spine J. 21, Suppl 6: S785-91 (2012)
24. S.C. Blatter, K Min, H. Huber, LE. Ramseier: Spontaneous reduction of spondylolisthesis during growth. J Pediatr Orthop B. 21(2): 160-163 (2012)
25. Min K: Ein Mädchen hat eine Skoliose. Was nun? Swiss Medical Forum 11(1) (2011)
26. C Bohtz, A Meyer-Heim, K Min: Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) after Spinal Fusion and Scoliosis Correction in Patients with Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 31(6): 668-673 (2011)
27. Steurer J, Nydegger A, Held U, Brunner F, Hodler J, Porchet F, Mannion AF, Min K, Michel B, LumbSten: The lumbar spinal stenosis outcome study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 11(1):254 (2010)
28. M Leonardi, M Zanetti, N Saupe, K Min: Early postoperative MRI in detecting hematoma and dural compression after lumbar spinal decompression: prospective study of asymptomatic patients in comparison to patients requiring surgical revision. Eur Spine J. 19(12) 2216-22 (2010)
29. SWISS spine: the case of a governmentally required HTA-registry for total disc arthroplasty: results of cervical disc prostheses. Schluessmann E, Aghayev E, Staub L, Moulin P, et al; SWISS spine Registry Group. Spine 35(24): E1397-405 (2010)
30. SWISS spine: a nationwide registry for health technology assessment of lumbar disc prostheses., Schluessmann E, Diel P, Aghayev E, Zweig T, Moulin P, et al; SWISS spine Registry Group. Eur Spine J. Jun;18(6):851- 61 (2009)
31. Ploumis A, Cho KJ, Min K: Report Scoliosis Research Society Travelling Fellowship 2008. Spine Apr 15,34(8): 757-9 (2009)
32. Hahn F, Hauser D, Espinosa N, Min K: Scoliosis correction with pedicle screws in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Eur Spine J. 17(2): 255-261 (2008)
33. Mathias Haefeli, Kan Min: Idiopathic Scoliosis: In Spinal Disorders, Editors: N Boss, M Aebi, Chapter 23, 623-662. Springer-Verlag Berlin, (2008)
34. Blumenthal S, Min K, Borgeat A: Effects of perioperative oral controlled-release oxycodone and postoperative intravenous morphine after lumbar discectomy. Anesth Analg.105 (1): 233-7 (2007)
35. Min K, Hahn F, Leonardi M: Spinal osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis: The significance of the whole body kyphosis angle. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques 20(2): 149-53 (2007)
36. Min K, Hahn F, Ziebarth K: The behavior of major and compensatory curves after short anterior fusion in King I adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 16(1): 65-72 (2007)
37. Blumenthal S, Nadic M, Borgeat A, Min K: Double epidural catheter for postoperative pain management in anterior scoliosis surgery: A prospective randomised study. Spine. 31 (15):1 646-1651 (2006)
38. Haefeli M, Elfering A, Kilian R, Min K, Boos N: Non-operative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A 10-60 year follow up. Spine 31(3): 355-66 (2006)
39. Min K, Waelchli B, Hahn F: Pedicle screw instrumentation and primary thoracoplatic in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 14(8): 777-782 (2005)
40. Blumenthal S, Min K, Nadic M, Borgeat A: Double epidural catheter for postoperative pain treatment after idiopathic scoliosis surgery. A Prospective randomized study. Anesthesiology 102:175-80 (2005)
41. Mertz KD, Jost B, Glatzel M, Min K: Progressive scoliosis in central core disease: Eur Spine J. 14 (9): 900-905 (2005)
42. Min K, Espinosa N, Bode B, Exner GU: Total sacrectomy and reconstruction with massive allografts in primary fibrosarcoma of sacrum. JBJS 87-A (4): 64-9. (2005)
43. Hahn F, Zbinden R, Min K: Late implant infections with Propiobacterium Acnes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. Eur Spine J. 14(8): 783- 788 (2005)
44. Hausmann O, Böni T, Pfirrmann CW, Curt A, Min K: Preoperative radiological and electrophysiological evaluation in 100 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 12(5): 501-6 (2003)
45. Strahm C, Min K, Boos N, Ruetsch Y, Curt A: Reliability of perioperative SSEP recordings in spinal surgery. Spinal Cord 41(9):483-9 (2003)
46. Hausmann O, Min K, Boni T, Erni T, Dietz V, Curt A: SSEP analysis in surgery of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis: The influence of spine deformity and surgical approach. Eur Spine J. 12(2): 117-23 (2003)
47. Waelchli B, Min K, Cathrein P, Boos N: Vertebral body compression fracture after removal of pedicle screws. Eur Spine J. 11(5): 504-6 (2002)
48. Böni T, Min K, Hefti F: Idiopathische Skoliose und Scheuermann Kyphose. Orthopäde 31(1):11-25 (2002)
49. Ekatodramis G, Min K, Cathrine P, Borgeat A: Use of double epidural catheter provide effective analgesia after spine deformity surgery. Can J Anasthesia 49(2): 173- 177 (2002)
50. Waelchi B, Min K, Hodler J, Boos N: Percutane transpedikuläre Vertebroplastik. Schweiz Rundschau Med Prax. 91(6): 223-8 (2002)
51. Hausmann O, Min K, Boos N, Ruetsch YA, Erni T, Curt A: Transcranial electrical stimulation: significance of fast versus low charge delivery for intraoperative monitoring in scoliosis surgery. Clinical Neurophysiology 113(10): 1532-5 (2002)
52. Boos N, Min K: Vertebrectomy and spinal cord decompression. THE PEDIATRIC SPINE, Principles and Practice. Editor. Stuart L. Weinstein., 2nd edit, Chapter 18, 255-268 (2001), Raven Press, New York
53. Weisshaupt D, Zanetti M, Hodler J, Min K, Fuchs B, Pfirrmann CW, Boos N: Painful Lumbar Disk Derangement: Relevance of Endplate Abnormalities at MR Imaging. Radiology 218(2): 420-7 (2001)
54. Borgeat A, Ruetsch YA, Cathrein P, Min K: Postoperative pain control after lumbar spine fusion. Spine 23(17): 1923-4, Sept 1 (1998)
55. Bram J, Zanetti M, Min K, Hodler J: MR Abnormalities of intervertebral disks and adjacent bone marrow as predictors of segmental instability of the lumbar spine. Acta Radiol. 39(1): 18-23 (1998)
56. Min K, Leu Hj, Perrenoud A: Discography with manometry and discographic CT: their value in patient selection for percutaneous lumbar neucleotomy. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 54(3): 153-7 (1996)
57. Min K, Leu Hj, Zweifel K: Quantitative Determination of Ablation in weight of lumbar Discs with Ho:YAG laser. Lasers Surg Med. 18 (2): 87- 190 (1996)
58. Exner GU, Min K, Malinin T, Schreiber A: Rekonstruktion segmentaler Knochendefekte durch Allogräfte: Schweiz Rundschau Med Prax. 83 (11):300-7 (1994)

Clinical Spine Fellowship (1 year)

Visiting Spine Fellowship (3 months)

Application for fellowship

Activities in Yangon, Myanmar, October 2015

As the first visit after founding the Swiss Spine Foundation, Prof. Kan Min was in Yangon in October 2015. He took part in the opening of first spinal surgery unit, a 50 bedded hospital for spinal patients, in Yangon on the 9th of October 2015. He met spinal surgeons from Yangon and Mandalay, took part in spinal operations in Yangon. Some surgical instruments are brought in from Zurich.

The visit to Yangon is planned for February 2016. Some surgical instruments and a neuromonitor fort the intraoperative monitoring of spinal cord function will be brought to Yangon for the complicated spinal operations in the children.

Activity in Yangon, Myanmar, February 2016

Second visit to Yangon from 7.2.16 to 13.2.16. Prof. Kan Min took part in seminar for spinal surgery, attended by orthopedic surgeons from the whole country. The seminar included hands-on surgical training while surgeries were done by Prof. Kan Min in the Yangon University Spinal Hospital.

Title of Honorary Professor was awarded to Prof. Kan Min from the University of Medicine, Yangon.

A spinal cord neuromonitor was brought to Yangon to improve safety of the patients during complicated spinal operations. Mr. Manuel Perker from the Neurolite AG company, Switzerland, accompanied Prof. Kan Min and set up neuromonitors in the University Spinal Hospital and Pinlon Hospital in Yangon.

Most modern spinal implants were kindly donated from the internationally well-respected companies:

• (1) K2M Leesburg VA, USA and
• (2) DePuy Synthes, Switzerland.

Complicated spinal operations on the children with congenital and developmental spinal deformities were done, all free of charge. Young local surgeons were very enthusiastic to learn first hand.

Next visits:
The visits to Yangon are planned for June 2016 and to Yangon and Mandalay for November 2016. In November an orthopedic congress will be held in Mandalay. Teaching and operational activities will be done in Mandalay in addition to Yangon. More surgical instruments will need to be brought to Yangon and Mandalay during the coming visits in 2016.

Activity in Yangon, Myanmar, June 2016

The third visit to Yangon form 26.6.16 to 2.7.16 was a big success. Out patients were seen during 2 days and operations were done during 5 days. Patients with complicated spinal problems were shown to Prof. Kan Min. During this visit 8 children and 4 adult patients with spinal deformities could be operated. The young surgeons in Yangon could assist the operation and learn the operations directly during the operation. They were very active and eager to learn. The have accumulated the patients with complicated spinal problems in months in advance to Prof. Kan Min`s visit.

Activity in Yangon, Myanmar, November 2016

In November 2016 Prof. Kan Min spend 10 days in Myanmar. The first two days he has participated in the 48th annual scientific meeting of Myanmar Orthopaedic Society, held in Mandalay, with podium presentations and scientific papers. The following week he has operated 8 children and 4 adults with complex spinal problems in the Spine Unit of University of Medicine in Yangon. Many new operation instruments and two head-lights sources and optics as well as spinal implants, were brought in from Switzerland to use in this hospital. Young surgeons can learn the operation techniques at the operation table.

Activities Swiss Spine Foundation 2017

Prof.Kan Min visited Myanmar in June and November 2017, each time for one weeks.

25 patients with complicated spinal pathologies were operatively treated in Spine Unit of University of Yangon. 5 young orthopedic surgeons in Spine Unit have reached a level of training far enough so that they could do patient selection and follow-up care very competently. One of them was able to spend 4 weeks of fellowship training in Children`s hospital San Diego, USA in Juliy2018, with the help of Prof. Kan Min, so that he could observe the complex treatments of children with spinal problems. A lot of patients from the whole Myanmar have come to Yangon during the visit of Prof. Kan Min to let their spinal problems investigated and treated. All the necessary operations were performed successfully completely free of charge for the patients. All the young surgeons of Spine Unit can learn firsthand and Prof. Kan Min could teach them step by step direct on the operation table. Donation of spine implants from the company K2M, Leesburg, VA, USA helped us to treat all the patients without charge.

Prof. Min took part in Combined Annual Congress of Myanmar Orthopedic Society and ASEAN Orthopedic Society in Yangon in November 2017 and held talks on spinal deformities of the children.

2 visiting fellows were in Swiss Scoliosis Center in Zurich for one month for their clinical fellowships in 2017. Swiss Spine Foundation has supported them with accommodation and daily necessities during their stay in Zurich.

Prof. Dr. med. Kan Min

Activities Swiss Spine Foundation 2018 / 2019

Prof. Kann Min visited Yangon 2 times in June and November for 7 days. 35 children and adult patients with complex spinal deformities were sucessfully operated in the Spine Unit of Yangon University. All operations were completely free of charge for the patients. Spinal implants were donated by the spinal implant company K2M, Leesburg, VA, USA.

2 young orthoedic surgeons from the team in Spine Unit were invited to attend the spinal congress „Meeting of the Minds“ in Barcelona, Spain in March 2019. Swiss Spine Foundation spended the travel and acommodation. 2 neurologist were invited to Zurich to learn neuromonitoring in various clinics, including Clinic Im Park and University Hospital of Zurich.