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A Spine Surgeon’s Learning Curve With the Minimally Invasive L5 to S1 Lateral ALIF Surgical Approach: Perioperative Outcomes and Technical Considerations

Martin H. Pham, Alexander J. Schupper, Brian R. Hirshman and Timothy Y. Kim
International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2025, 8754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8754
Martin H. Pham
1 Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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Alexander J. Schupper
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Brian R. Hirshman
1 Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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Timothy Y. Kim
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8754
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https://doi.org/10.14444/8754
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40268494

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  • Published online April 23, 2025.

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  1. Martin H. Pham, MD1,
  2. Alexander J. Schupper, MD2,
  3. Brian R. Hirshman, MD, PhD1 and
  4. Timothy Y. Kim, MD1⇑
  1. 1 Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
  2. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
  1. Correspondence to Timothy Y. Kim, Department of Neurosurgery, UC San Diego Health, 9300 Campus Point Drive, MC7893, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; tyk004{at}health.ucsd.edu
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Martin H. Pham, Alexander J. Schupper, Brian R. Hirshman, Timothy Y. Kim
International Journal of Spine Surgery Apr 2025, 8754; DOI: 10.14444/8754

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Martin H. Pham, Alexander J. Schupper, Brian R. Hirshman, Timothy Y. Kim
International Journal of Spine Surgery Apr 2025, 8754; DOI: 10.14444/8754
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