Surgical anatomy of the diaphragm in the anterolateral approach to the spine: A cadaveric study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 220-223

  Baaj, Ali A ^a   Papadimitriou, Kyriakos ^b   Amin, Anubhav G ^b   Kretzer, Ryan M ^b   Wolinsky, Jean Paul ^b   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; thoracoabdominal approach; thoracolumbar junction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DIAPHRAGM; DISSECTION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SPINE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOABDOMINAL APPROACH; THORAX;

ADULT; CADAVER; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RIBS; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84901776840     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182a18125     Document Type: Article

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