Defining the safe working zones using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: An anatomical study

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-266

  Uribe, Juan S ^a   Arredondo, Nicolas ^a   Dakwar, Elias ^a   Vale, Fernando L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Lateral access; Lumbar interbody fusion; Safe zone; Surgical technique; Transpsoas retroperitoneal approach

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LATERAL RETROPERITONEAL TRANSPSOAS APPROACH; LUMBAR SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE ROOT; PSOAS MUSCLE; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; VERTEBRA BODY;

CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; PSOAS MUSCLES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77955115932     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09766     Document Type: Article

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