Minimally Invasive Posterior Stabilization Improved Ambulation and Pain Scores in Patients with Plasmacytomas and/or Metastases of the Spine
Figure 1
(a) This is a preoperative axial CT image of the L5 vertebrae demonstrating a lytic lesion from metastatic prostate cancer, (b) this preoperative axial MRI image demonstrates compression of the L5 nerve root on the left side, (c) this intraoperative photo demonstrates a trochar utilized to localize the pedicle prior to pedicle screw insertion, and it also demonstrates the minimally invasive access utilized for decompression of the L5 nerve root, (d) and (e) these are the postoperative a/p and lateral images demonstrating the L4-S1 instrumentation.
