Minimally invasive lumbar transfacet screw fixation in the lateral decubitus position after extreme lateral interbody fusion: A technique and feasibility study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-106

  Voyadzis, Jean Marc ^a   Anaizi, Amjad Nasr ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

degenerative disk disease; lateral interbody fusion; minimally invasive; transfacet screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSITION; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR TRANSFACET SCREW FIXATION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BONE SCREWS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84876108419     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318241f6c3     Document Type: Article

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