Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions and fluoroscopy: A low-dose protocol to minimize ionizing radiation

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Clark, Justin C ^a   Jasmer, Gary ^b   Marciano, Frederick F ^a,b   Tumialán, Luis M ^a,b  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HonorHealth and the Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Lumbar spine; Minimally invasive surgery; Radiation exposure; Radiation safety; Spine surgery; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIATION, IONIZING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84884363647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.5.FOCUS13144     Document Type: Article

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