Transperitoneal Intervascular Approach for Repair of the Lumbar Spine

Abstract

This report describes a novel anterior surgical approach to the midlumbar spine. A transperitoneal dissection separating the tissue planes between the infrarenal vena cava and abdominal aorta allows for ample exposure in the reconstruction of midlumbar vertebral body fractures.

Keywords

trauma - artery - repair - dissection

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