An anatomical study of the lumbosacral plexus as related to the minimally invasive transpsoas approach to the lumbar spine: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Benglis Jr , Davi D M ^a   Vanni, Steve ^a   Levi, Allan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct lateral interbody fusion; Extreme lateral interbody fusion; Lumbar spine; Lumbosacral plexus; Psoas muscle; Retroperitoneal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; PSOAS MUSCLE; SPINAL NERVE; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA BODY; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPERITONEUM;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; DISKECTOMY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; PSOAS MUSCLES; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 65249159669     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.SPI08479     Document Type: Article

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