the current state of minimally invasive spine surgery by choll w. kim, krzysztof siemionow, d. greg...
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The Current State of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
by Choll W. Kim, Krzysztof Siemionow, D. Greg Anderson, and Frank M. Phillips
J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 93(6):582-596
March 16, 2011
©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
A: Axial T2-weighted MRI image through the L4-L5 disc showing the multifidus (MU), iliocostalis (IL), longissimus (LO), quadratus lumborum (QL), intertransversarii (IT), and psoas (PS) muscles.
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Axial T2-weighted MRI image through the disc space at L2-L3 (A), L3-L4 (B), L4-L5 (C), and L5-S1 (D).
Choll W. Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:582-596
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A: Axial T2-weighted MRI image at the L4-L5 level, showing the surgical corridor made with use of a tubular retractor (solid white lines) and the trajectory of the surgical target site (dashed
lines).
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The minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and decompression is shown.
Choll W. Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:582-596
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A: Intraoperative photograph showing proper positioning for a direct lateral transpsoas approach.
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Direct lateral transpsoas approach and the safe zone.
Choll W. Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:582-596
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Direct lateral discectomy and insertion of an interbody cage.
Choll W. Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:582-596
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Preoperative (A and C) and postoperative (B and D) radiographs demonstrating the magnitude of curve correction in a sixty-eight-year-old woman who underwent treatment for a long-standing
history of low-back pain and left anterior thigh pain.
Choll W. Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:582-596
©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Minimally invasive rod insertion and deformity correction.
Choll W. Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:582-596
©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.