Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) in the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine: Technical Report and Early Outcomes

HSS Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-31

  Meredith, Dennis S ^a   Kepler, Christopher K ^b   Huang, Russel C ^a   Hegde, Vishal V ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

lateral access surgery; spine; thoracolumbar spine; XLIF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874112821     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-012-9312-x     Document Type: Article

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