Feasibility of total en-bloc spondylectomy on L5 by a posterior-only approach: An autopsy study

Purpose: To obtain a better understanding of the structures around L5 vertebra and provide some anatomical evidence of the feasibility of total en-bloc spondylectomy (TES) on L5 in a posterior-only approach. Methods: 12 simulated TESs on L5 by a posterior-only approach were conducted on human cadave...

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Main Authors: Teng Dai, Ting Pan, Xing Zhang, Gang Chen, Pei Lu, Keqin Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137418302719