Advantages of Full-endoscopic Trans-Kambin's Triangle Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Illustrative Cases
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- DOI: 10.2176/jns-nmc.2022-0287
Advantages of Full-endoscopic Trans-Kambin's Triangle Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Illustrative Cases
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.
Conflict of interest statement
None declared.
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