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Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

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Faldini, C., Borghi, R., Chehrassan, M. et al. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Eur Spine J 26, 429–430 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5288-z

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Keywords

  • Lumbar stenosis
  • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
  • Posterior stabilization
  • Lumbar discectomy