Modified technique of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for segmental correction of lumbar kyphosis: a safe alternative to osteotomies?

Abstract Background Sagittal rebalancing of a fixated lumbar hypolordosis (kyphosis) is very important to gain satisfactory results. To correct a misalignment vertebral column resection or pedicle subtraction osteotomies are favored, disregarding the relatively high complication rates. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Weckbach, Heiko Reichel, Michael Kraus, Tugrul Kocak, Friederike Lattig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-017-0135-z