title: [Translaminar fenestration for caudally herniated lumbar discs--a technical note].
abstract: Translaminar approaches have been described for lumbar disc herniations which are displaced cranially or laterally into the neuroforamen. This technique provides the advantages of a minimally invasive approach with regard to postoperative instability or partial facet joint resection and avoids a medial arthrectomy. We describe this technique for the first time as an option for a caudally sequestrated disc herniation via a transaxillar sequesterotomy.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim. marcel.seiz@umm.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seiz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pechlivanis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bag
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmieder
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thome
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tuettenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012585:Sciatica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed