Debridement and fusion in the lumbosacral area through an iliolumbar approach.
In patients with recalcitrant sciatic and back pain due to disc degeneration and in symptomatic spondylolisthesis, surgery is recommended. Successful results can be achieved by exposing comfortable, by looking to the side, and by fusing from one side into the vertebral body.
D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012585:Sciatica / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous