TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimally Invasive Techniques for Lumbar Interbody Fusions
AU - Shen, Francis H.
AU - Samartzis, Dino
AU - Khanna, A. Jay
AU - Anderson, D. Greg
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Lumbar spinal fusions have been performed for nearly a century for a variety of spinal conditions and include posterior/posterolateral and anterior lumbar interbody fusions. Traditionally, the ability to achieve adequate exposure to perform these procedures required an open surgical approach; however, the advent of newer techniques and technology, combined with an improved understanding of surgical anatomy, has resulted in newer minimally invasive techniques. Posterior approaches include posterior and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions, whereas anterior techniques include retroperitoneal and transperitoneal anterior lumbar interbody fusion approaches. More recently, the extreme lateral interbody fusion and axial lumbar interbody fusion have been described. This article provides a general review of the history, indications, brief overview, and description of the more common minimally invasive spine surgery techniques used for achieving a lumbar interbody fusion.
AB - Lumbar spinal fusions have been performed for nearly a century for a variety of spinal conditions and include posterior/posterolateral and anterior lumbar interbody fusions. Traditionally, the ability to achieve adequate exposure to perform these procedures required an open surgical approach; however, the advent of newer techniques and technology, combined with an improved understanding of surgical anatomy, has resulted in newer minimally invasive techniques. Posterior approaches include posterior and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions, whereas anterior techniques include retroperitoneal and transperitoneal anterior lumbar interbody fusion approaches. More recently, the extreme lateral interbody fusion and axial lumbar interbody fusion have been described. This article provides a general review of the history, indications, brief overview, and description of the more common minimally invasive spine surgery techniques used for achieving a lumbar interbody fusion.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ocl.2007.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ocl.2007.04.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17629985
AN - SCOPUS:34447252767
SN - 0030-5898
VL - 38
SP - 373
EP - 386
JO - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
JF - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -