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The Laparoscopic Approach to the Lumbosacral Junction

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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

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The laparoscopic transperitoneal approach to the lumbosacral junction is a technique which captured the imagination of spine surgeons during the early to mid 199os. It has been employed in a limited number of centers for the purposes of simple discectomy as well as for instrumented and non-instrumented anterior interbody fusion. We seek herein to comprehensively explore the indications, applications, and outcomes of this minimally invasive surgical procedure.

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  1. München-Harlaching, Spine Center Munich, Orthopädische Klinik, Harlachinger Strasse 51, D-81547, München, Germany

    H. Michael Mayer M.D., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Medical Director) (Assistant Professor, Medical Director)

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Mathews, H.H., Long, B.H. (2000). The Laparoscopic Approach to the Lumbosacral Junction. In: Mayer, H.M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08780-0_21

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