Mini-open lateral retroperitoneal lumbar spine approach using psoas muscle retraction technique. Technical report and initial results on six patients

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mini-open lateral retroperitoneal lumbar spine approach using psoas muscle retraction technique. Technical report and initial results on six patients

AU - Aghayev, Kamran

AU - Vrionis, Frank D.

N1 - Purpose The main aim of this paper was to report reproducible method of lumbar spine access via a lateral retroperitoneal route. Methods The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of the technical aspects and clinical outcomes of six patients who underwent lateral multilevel retroperitoneal interbody fusion with psoas muscle retraction technique.

PY - 2013/8/1

Y1 - 2013/8/1

UR - http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3777064

U2 - 10.1007/S00586-013-2931-1

DO - 10.1007/S00586-013-2931-1

M3 - Article

VL - 22

JO - European Spine Journal

JF - European Spine Journal

ER -