The London Spine Unit : best recognised spinal clinic in UK
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CONCLUSIONS: BESS effectively enabled nerve decompression, intervertebral fusion, and revision of lumbar fusion with fixation instruments in a minimally invasive manner.
Lumbar Decompression Surgery Expert. Best Spinal Surgeon UK
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/s00701-022-05318-3. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Lumbar fusion with rigid fixation can be complicated by adjacent segment degeneration, which may cause neurological deficits and back pain, and occasionally necessitates revision surgery. This type of revision surgery is difficult to perform in a minimally invasive manner because it requires the revision of the original internal fixation instruments.
METHOD: We describe a biportal endoscopic spinal surgery (BESS) procedure for revision surgery due to adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion with rigid fixation instruments. The radiological images and complete surgical procedure are presented.
CONCLUSIONS: BESS effectively enabled nerve decompression, intervertebral fusion, and revision of lumbar fusion with fixation instruments in a minimally invasive manner.
PMID:35882672 | DOI:10.1007/s00701-022-05318-3
The London Spine Unit : best recognised spinal clinic in UK
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