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Extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusion: Do the cons outweigh the pros?
BACKGROUND: Major factors prompted the development of minimally invasive (MIS) extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF; NuVasive Inc., San Diego, CA, USE) for the thoracic/lumbar spine. These include providing interbody stabilization and indirect neural decompression while avoiding major visceral/ves...
Autor principal: | Epstein, Nancy E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5054636/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843688 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.191079 |
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