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Two-year clinical and radiographic success of minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach for the treatment of degenerative lumbar conditions

Burak M. Ozgur, Vijay Agarwal, Erin Nail and Luiz Pimenta
International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2010, 4 (2) 41-46; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esas.2010.03.005

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    Chart of average pain (VAS) and function (ODI) scores over time. Both pain and function were statistically significantly reduced at 2-years compared to preoperatively (P < .0001). The slight increase in VAS noted from 6 to 24 months was not statistically significant (P = .6914), and is presumed to be contributed to by adjacent segment issues and other longitudinal problems unrelated to the primary procedure.

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    Preoperative (top) radiographs, immediate postoperative (middle) radiographs, and 24-month (bottom) CT scans of a 68-year-old female anteriolateral fusion patient treated for degenerative spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. Note increase in disk height, correction of coronal and sagittal alignment, and maintenance of corrections as well as bridging bone in 24-month images.

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Two-year clinical and radiographic success of minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach for the treatment of degenerative lumbar conditions
Burak M. Ozgur, Vijay Agarwal, Erin Nail, Luiz Pimenta
International Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2010, 4 (2) 41-46; DOI: 10.1016/j.esas.2010.03.005
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