title: Percutaneous techniques for minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion.
abstract: Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for lumbar posterolateral instrumented fusion is an attractive alternative to standard open techniques. The technical aspects of this procedure can be challenging and even frustrating when first learning the technique. However, once these techniques have been mastered, they offer a safe, less invasive, less traumatic, more aesthetic method for performing fusion. The authors have outlined a step-by-step method for performing this surgery, and include a case series that demonstrates excellent results in patients treated with this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. ericbharris@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eric B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Massey
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rihn
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: D Greg
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery