Navigated Transtubular Extraforaminal Decompression of the L5 Nerve Root at the Lumbosacral Junction: Clinical Data, Radiographic Features, and Outcome Analysis

<div>Extraforaminal stenosis at the lumbosacral junction. The degeneration of the lower lumbar spine leads to collapsing of the L5-S1 segment, contact between the sacrum and the L5-transverse process, and a very narrow operating window on the symptomatic side (left) that requires significant bone removal (patient number 3).</div>

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Figure 4: Navigated Transtubular Extraforaminal Decompression of the L5 Nerve Root at the Lumbosacral Junction: Clinical Data, Radiographic Features, and Outcome Analysis 

Figure 4 | Navigated Transtubular Extraforaminal Decompression of the L5 Nerve Root at the Lumbosacral Junction: Clinical Data, Radiographic Features, and Outcome Analysis 