Anatomical considerations of the iliac crest on percutaneous endoscopic discectomy using a transforaminal approach.

Background Context: Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive procedure for the surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). It can be performed under local anesthesia and requires a skin incision of only 8 mm, with minimal disruption of the spinal structures including ligame...

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Published in:	Spine Journal Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 1875 - 1881
Main Authors:	Tezuka, Fumitake, Sakai, Toshinori, Abe, Mitsunobu, Yamashita, Kazuta, Takata, Yoichiro, Higashino, Kosaku, Chikawa, Takashi, Nagamachi, Akihiro, Sairyo, Koichi
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Dec2017
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