Critical analysis of extra peritoneal antero-lateral approach for lumbar plexus

Lesions of lumbar plexus are uncommon and descriptions of surgical access are derived from vertebral spine approaches. METHOD: The extraperitoneal anterolateral approach to the lumbar plexus was performed in six adult fresh cadavers. The difficulties on dissection were related. RESULTS: An exposure...

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Main Authors: Roberto Sérgio Martins, Bernardo Assumpção Monaco, Mario Gilberto Siqueira, Luciano Foroni, Carlos Otto Heise, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000500017&lng=en&tlng=en