Lateral lumbar interbody fusion via a unilateral true percutaneous approach associated with minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation for degenerative disc disease and lumbar instability: A technical note

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-69

  Agrillo, U ^a   Panagiotopoulos, K ^a   Corbino, L ^a   Schettini, G ^a   Puzzilli, F ^a  

^a SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disk degeneration; Minimally invasive; Neurodegenerative diseases; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYTIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649353191     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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