PERCUTANEOUS LUMBOSACRAL FIXATION AND FUSION - ANATOMIC STUDY AND 2-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH A NEW METHOD

Authors
MACMILLAN M FESSLER RG GILLESPY M MONTGOMERY WJ
Citation
M. Macmillan et al., PERCUTANEOUS LUMBOSACRAL FIXATION AND FUSION - ANATOMIC STUDY AND 2-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH A NEW METHOD, Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 7(1), 1996, pp. 99
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Neurosurgery clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
10423680
Volume
7
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-3680(1996)7:1<99:PLFAF->2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This anatomic and clinical study describes a transsacral, percutaneous approach for fixation and fusion of the L5-S1 disc. A tunnel is creat ed into the L5-S1 disc from this approach, permitting disc removal, bo ne grafting, and placement of two nine-millimeter diameter titanium sc rews into the body of L5. There were no complications referable to scr ew placement, and eight of nine patients had successful fusion.