Unintentional Fusion in Preserved Facet Joints without Bone Grafting after Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Introduction: A percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PETLIF) procedure has been previously developed. During postoperative follow-up, in some patients, bone fusion occurred between opened facet joints, despite not having bone grafting in the facet joints. Here, we investig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Spine Surgery and Related Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/5/6/5_2020-0232/_pdf/-char/en |