Diminishing Clinical Returns of Multilevel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Autor: Michael C. Gerling, Frank A. Segreto, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Chloe Deflorimonte, Christopher Varlotta, David H. Ge, Samantha R. Horn, Bassel G. Diebo, Muhammad B. Janjua, Leah Steinmetz, Haddy Alas, Aaron J. Buckland, Nicholas Stekas, Renaud Lafage, Nicholas J. Frangella, Peter G. Passias, Cole Bortz, Virginie Lafage, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, Mohamed A. Moawad
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Spine. 44:E1181-E1187
ISSN: 1528-1159
0362-2436
DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003110
Popis: STUDY DESIGN Single institution retrospective clinical review. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between levels fused and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing open and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) lumbar fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Minimally invasive spinal fusion aims to reduce the morbidity associated with conventional open surgery. As multilevel arthrodesis procedures are increasingly performed using MIS techniques, it is necessary to weigh the risks and benefits of multilevel MIS lumbar fusion as a function of fusion length. METHODS Patients undergoing
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