CT navigated lateral interbody fusion.
Lateral interbody fusion techniques are heavily reliant on fluoroscopy for retractor docking and graft placement, which expose both the patient and surgeon to high doses of radiation. Use of image-guided technologies with CT-based images, however, can eliminate this radiation exposure for the surgeon. We describe the surgical technique of performing lateral lumbar interbody fusion using CT navigation.
Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Electronic address: Doniel.Drazin@cshs.org.
Doniel
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Drazin
John C
JC
Liu
Frank L
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Acosta
D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
CT navigated; DLIF; Direct lateral interbody fusion; Medtronic; O-Arm; XLIF