Case Reports
doi: 10.2176/jns-nmc.2022-0287.
eCollection 2023.
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
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Masatoshi Morimoto et al.
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doi: 10.2176/jns-nmc.2022-0287.
eCollection 2023.
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
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Abstract
Various approaches to lumbar interbody fusion have been described. The usefulness of full-endoscopic trans-Kambin’s triangle lumbar interbody fusion has recently been reported. This technique has several advantages in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis, including the ability to improve symptoms without decompression surgery. Moreover, given that the entire procedure is performed percutaneously, it can be performed without increasing the operation time or surgical invasiveness, even in obese patients. In this article, we discuss these advantages and illustrate them with representative cases.
Keywords:
degenerative spondylolisthesis; full-endoscopic trans-Kambin’s triangle lumbar interbody fusion (KLIF); minimally invasive procedure; obese.
© 2023 The Japan Neurosurgical Society.
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