L5-S1 SURVIVAL AFTER INTERBODY FUSION BY LATERAL APPROACH UNTIL L5 IN DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

ABSTRACT Objectives: Whether or not to include L5-S1 in multiple level lumbar fusions is not yet a consensus in the literature. The option to preserve L5-S1 maintains the mobile segment and the possibility of a natural fit to the sagittal alignment of the lumbar spine. However, a long fusion above...

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Main Authors: Fernando Toni Marcelino da Silva, Luis Marchi, Gabriel Pokorny, Rodrigo Amaral, Rubens Jensen, Luiz Pimenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512019000200118&lng=en&tlng=en