Iatrogenic muscle damage in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and adjacent segment degeneration: a comparative finite element analysis of open and minimally invasive surgeries
Yogesh Kumaran, Anoli Shah, Akhil Katragadda, Adit Padgaonkar, Joseph M. Zavatsky, Robert A. McGuire, Hassan Serhan, Hossein Elgafy, Vijay K. Goel
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLumbarMultifidus muscleBiomechanicsSpinal fusionLow back painReduction (mathematics)Lumbar vertebraeDecompressionSurgeryAnatomyPathologyAlternative medicineMathematicsGeometrySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyScoliosis diagnosis and treatment