Femoral nerve palsy following mini-open extraperitoneal lumbar approach: Report of three cases and cadaveric mechanical study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-141

  Tonetti, Jerome ^a   Vouaillat, Herve ^a   Kwon, Brian K ^b   Selek, Laurent ^c   Guigard, Sebastien ^c   Merloz, Philippe ^a   Passagia, Jean Guy ^c   Chirossel, Jean Paul ^c  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Femoral nerve palsy; Minimally invasive spine surgery; Retroperitoneal approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PERITONEUM; RARE DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PERITONEUM; RARE DISEASES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33746388965     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000168717.00570.93     Document Type: Article

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