MRI measurement of neuroforaminal dimension at the index and supradjacent levels after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective study.

CONCLUSIONS: Anterior interbody fusion with a coriticocancellous allograft can significantly increase neuroforaminal dimension even in the absence of formal posterior distraction or foraminotomy; anterior interbody fusion with a coriticocancellous allograft has little effect on supradjacent neuroforaminal dimensions. PMID: 23467381 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23467381?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - November 25, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research