Anterior exposure of the lumbar spine with and without an "access surgeon": Morbidity analysis of 265 consecutive Cases

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 559-564

  Jarrett, Claudius D ^a   Heller, John G ^a   Tsai, Luke ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access surgeon; Anterior exposure; Complications; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SPINE SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSELS; DISKECTOMY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249121642     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318192e326     Document Type: Article

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