Avoiding abdominal flank bulge after anterolateral approaches to the thoracolumbar spine: Cadaveric study and electrophysiological investigation: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-540

  Fahim, Daniel K ^a,b,c   Kim, Sang Don ^a,d   Cho, Dosang ^a,e   Lee, Sangkook ^a   Kim, Daniel H ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHI ST LUKE S HEALTH BAYLOR ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior spine surgery; Anterolateral approach; Denervation injury; Flank bulge; Postoperative complication; Thoracolumbar junction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 80655137823     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.7.SPINE10887     Document Type: Article

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