Lateral intramuscular planar approach to the lumbar spine and sacrum: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 270-273

  Weaver Jr , Edgar Newman ^a  

^a Neurosurgery Center of Southwest Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Erector spinae; Multifidus muscle; Pars lumborum; Pars thoracis

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DISSECTION; ERECTOR SPINAE; FASCIA; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; LATERAL INTRAMUSCULAR PLANAR APPROACH; LUMBAR SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE; PARS LUMBORUM MUSCLE; PARS THORACIS MUSCLE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTEROLATERAL SPINE FUSION; SACRUM; SKIN INCISION; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34547673137     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/08/270     Document Type: Article

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