Open anterior approaches for lumbar spine procedures
| Autor: | Andrew A. Gumbs, Fabian D. Bitan, Norman D. Bloom, Scott H. Hanan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Sacrum Lumbar Vertebrae business.industry General Medicine Common procedures Internal disc disruption medicine.disease Thoracic Vertebrae Degenerative disc disease Surgery Lumbar Spinal Fusion Lumbar interbody fusion Medicine Humans Lumbar spine Spinal Diseases business Lumbosacral joint Retroperitoneal approach |
| Zdroj: | American journal of surgery. 194(1) |
| ISSN: | 1879-1883 |
| Popis: | With the advent of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and artificial discs as common procedures for the treatment many spinal problems such as pseudoarthrosis, degenerative disc disease and internal disc disruption from trauma, anterior exposure has become an increasingly popular procedure for the general, thoracic, urologic and vascular surgeon. Despite this, the body of literature describing this procedure is lacking. Dividing the approach for anterior spinal surgery into the thoracolumbar, mid-lumbar, and lumbosacral regions, we describe the basic techniques and anatomy needed to perform these open approaches, specifically, repairs of disc spaces T12-L2, L2-5, and L5-S1, respectively. The technique for the retroperitoneal approach will be discussed in detail; however, issues involved with indications for transperitoneal approach and technical "pearls" will also be discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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