Indirect foraminal decompression after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: A prospective radiographic study using a new pedicle-to-pedicle technique

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 817-824

  Rao, Prashanth J ^a,b   Maharaj, Monish M ^a,b   Phan, Kevin ^a   Lakshan Abeygunasekara, Manil ^a,b   Mobbs, Ralph J ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Disc height; Fine cut CT; Foramen measurement; Indirect decompression; P P technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANIMAL; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PEDICLE SCREW; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FUSION; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREWS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84937968891     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.12.019     Document Type: Article

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