Iatrogenic muscle damage in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and adjacent segment degeneration: a comparative finite element analysis of open and minimally invasive surgeries.

Yogesh KumaranAnoli ShahAkhil KatragaddaAdit PadgaonkarJoseph ZavatskyRobert McGuireHassan SerhanHossein ElgafyVijay K Goel

Published 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 (2021)

CSA reduction during the TLIF procedure can lead to adjacent segment alterations in the spinal element stresses and potential for continued back pain, postoperatively. Therefore, minimally invasive techniques may benefit the patient.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
finite element analysis
robot assisted
spinal cord
skeletal muscle
case report
oxidative stress
human health
climate change