Experimental model for transforaminal endoscopic spine

Abstract Purpose: To validate the porcine spine as a model for learning and practicing transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar procedures (TF-PELP). Methods: TF-PELP was performed in three porcine cadaver lumbar spine levels. Anatomical features of the current cadaver were compared to huma...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato, Bruno César Aprile, Cézar Augusto de Oliveira, Vinicius Marques Carneiro, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v33n12/1678-2674-acb-33-12-1078.pdf