Full-Endoscopic Trans-Kambin Triangle Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Surgical Technique and Nomenclature.
Yoshihiro IshihamaMasatoshi MorimotoFumitake TezukaKazuta YamashitaHiroaki ManabeKosuke SugiuraMakoto TakeuchiYoichiro TakataToshinori SakaiToru MaedaAkihiro NagamachiKoichi SairyoPublished in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2021)
Kambin's triangle lies immediately behind the psoas major. Therefore, we consider KLIF as a lateral LIF procedure comparable with oblique or extreme LIF. However, unlike oblique or extreme LIF, there are no major vessels and organs in the surgical field; therefore, KLIF is the safest type of lateral LIF. Furthermore, using the endoscope, we can perform decompression directly using the facetectomy technique.
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