Lateral Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain: Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
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Case example number 1. Male, 54 years old, 7-year pain history which used to get worst by end of the day, refractory to physiotherapy and chiropractic. VAS scores-preoperative 8; 1-week 2; 24-month 1. Patient underwent an L4L5 stand-alone lateral interbody fusion. (a) Preoperative sagittal MRI. (b) Preoperative lateral orthostatic X-ray. (c) 24-month lateral orthostatic X-ray. (d) 24-month computed tomography coronal reconstruction, arrow shows fusion sentinel sign. (e) 24-month computed tomography sagittal reconstruction.
