Assessment of Great Vessels for Anterior Access of L5/S1 Using Patient Positioning.

CONCLUSIONS: The bare window of L5/S1 disk space was present within this population group, and it was found to be mobile and changed significantly with patient positioning. Therefore, the spine surgeon or the access surgeon must consider the increased potential vascular risk during disk access in lateral decubitus anterior lumbar interbody spinal fusion surgery. PMID: 32791768 [PubMed]
Source: Asian Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research