The surgical technique of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-264

  Lawton, C D ^a   Smith, Z A ^a   Barnawi, A ^a   Fessler, R G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lowback pain; Spinal diseases; Surgical procedures, minimally

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82955161650     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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