Lateral decubitus anterior exposure of the L4–5 disc maintains safety compared with supine positioning
Anterior lumbar spinal exposure of the L4-5 disc in the LAT is safe compared to supine exposure, despite higher case complexity in the lateral position.
Authors
- Mark S. Medley
- Aaron J. Buckland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0275-5020)
- N.V. Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6629-3467)
- John A. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6706-6539)
- Domenic Robinson
- L. A. Eisen
Institutions
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Hollywood Orthopaedic Group (AU)
- New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spine Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-24-34
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42