Para-muscular and trans-muscular approaches to the lumbar inter-vertebral foramen: an anatomical comparison Acessos paramuscular e transmuscular ao forame intervertebral lombar: comparação anatômica

Para-muscular and trans-muscular approaches to the lumbar inter-vertebral foramen: an anatomical comparison Acessos paramuscular e transmuscular ao forame intervertebral lombar: comparação anatômica

Foraminal and extra-foraminal disc herniations comprise up to 11.7% of all lumbar disc herniations. Facetectomy, which had been the classic approach, is now recognized as cause of pain and instability after surgery. Otherwise, posterior lateral approaches through a trans-muscular or a para-muscular...

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Main Authors: Arthur Werner Poetscher, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Alexandre Yasuda, Koshiro Nishikuni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
deslocamento do disco intervertebral
dor lombar
vértebras lombares
ciática
estudo comparativo
intervertebral disc displacement
low back pain
lumbar vertebrae
sciatica
comparative study
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