Evaluation of indirect decompression of the lumbar spinal canal following minimally invasive lateral transpsoas interbody fusion: Radiographic and outcome analysis

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 201-206

  Elowitz, E H ^a,b   Yanni, D S ^b   Chwajol, M ^b   Starke, R M ^b   Perin, N I ^b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Roosevelt Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

indirect decompression; lateral transpsoas interbody fusion; minimally invasive spine surgery; outcome; spinal fusion; spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL TRANSPSOAS INTERBODY FUSION; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856238139     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: 14392291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1286334     Document Type: Article

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