The correlation of intraoperative distraction of intervertebral disc with the postoperative canal and foramen expansion following oblique lumbar interbody fusion.
Guang-Xun LinGang RuiSagar SharmaAkaworn MahatthanatrakulJin-Sung L KimPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
The ligamentotaxis effect of OLIF is capable of supporting indirect decompression of central canal and neural foramina and clinical improvement. HR is a reliable intraoperative assessment method. In addition, intraoperative HR increment was correlated with postoperative neural elements expansion.
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