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Research ArticleMinimally Invasive Surgery

Use of “Inside-Out” Technique for Direct Visualization of a Vacuum Vertically Unstable Intervertebral Disc During Routine Lumbar Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression—A Correlative Study of Clinical Outcomes and the Prognostic Value of Lumbar Radiographs

KAI-UWE LEWANDROWSKI, JORGE FELIPE RAMÍREZ LEÓN and ANTHONY YEUNG
International Journal of Spine Surgery October 2019, 13 (5) 399-414; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6055
KAI-UWE LEWANDROWSKI
1Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
2Surgical Institute of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
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JORGE FELIPE RAMÍREZ LEÓN
3Spine Surgery Program, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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ANTHONY YEUNG
4Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
5Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, Arizona
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vol. 13 no. 5 399-414
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/6055
PubMed 
31741829

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online November 8, 2019.

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  1. KAI-UWE LEWANDROWSKI, MD1,2,
  2. JORGE FELIPE RAMÍREZ LEÓN, MD3 and
  3. ANTHONY YEUNG, MD4,5
  1. 1Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  2. 2Surgical Institute of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
  3. 3Spine Surgery Program, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
  4. 4Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  5. 5Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, Arizona
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, 4787 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712. Phone: (520) 204-1445; Fax: (520) 407-6740; Email: info{at}southerarizonaspine.com.
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Use of “Inside-Out” Technique for Direct Visualization of a Vacuum Vertically Unstable Intervertebral Disc During Routine Lumbar Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression—A Correlative Study of Clinical Outcomes and the Prognostic Value of Lumbar Radiographs
KAI-UWE LEWANDROWSKI, JORGE FELIPE RAMÍREZ LEÓN, ANTHONY YEUNG
International Journal of Spine Surgery Oct 2019, 13 (5) 399-414; DOI: 10.14444/6055

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