Extreme lateral approach to the spine in degenerative and post traumatic lumbar diseases: Selection process, Results and complications

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages S684-S692

  Formica, Matteo ^a   Berjano, Pedro ^b   Cavagnaro, Luca ^a   Zanirato, Andrea ^a   Piazzolla, Andrea ^c   Formica, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degenerative lumbar disease; Interbody fusion; Minimally invasive surgery; Neuromonitoring; Transpsoas approach; XLIF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84914106583     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3545-y     Document Type: Article

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