Anterior longitudinal ligament release using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: A cadaveric feasibility study and report of 4 clinical cases - Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 530-539

  Deukmedjian, Armen R ^a   Le, Tien V ^a   Baaj, Ali A ^a   Dakwar, Elias ^a   Smith, Donald A ^a   Uribe, Juan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior longitudinal ligament; Direct lateral interbody fusion; Extreme lateral interbody fusion; Lumbar; Minimally invasive surgery; Sagittal balance; Scoliosis; Transpsoas

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIGAMENT; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE PLEXUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870721725     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.8.SPINE12432     Document Type: Article

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