Mini-open approach to the spine for anterior lumbar interbody fusion: Description of the procedure, results and complications

Spine Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 216-223

  Brau, Salvador A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior approach; Anterior lumbar arthrodesis; Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF); Anterior lumbar spine access; Description of the procedure; Iliac artery thrombosis; Iliac vein injury; Mini open ALIF; Results and complications; Retrograde ejaculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCISION; INFECTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; ISCHEMIA; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN INJURY; VERTEBRA BODY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0037029558     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00184-5     Document Type: Article

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