Revision for cage migration after transforaminal/posterior lumbar interbody fusion: how to perform revision surgery?

Abstract Background Symptomatic pseudarthrosis and cage migration/protrusion are difficult complications of transforaminal or posterior lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF/PLIF). If the patient experiences severe radicular symptoms due to cage protrusion, removal of the migrated cage is necessary. However...

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Main Authors: Masato Tanaka, Zhang Wei, Akihiro Kanamaru, Shin Masuda, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Koji Uotani, Shinya Arataki, Taro Yamauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01620-0