2013
Comparison of Axial and Anterior Interbody Fusions of the L5–S1 Segment
Whang PG, Sasso RC, Patel VV, Ali RM, Fischgrund JS. Comparison of Axial and Anterior Interbody Fusions of the L5–S1 Segment. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2013, 26: 437-443. PMID: 24196923, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e318292aad7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior lumbar interbody fusionAdverse eventsInterbody fusionPosterior fixationDevice-related adverse eventsL5-S1 interbody fusionL5-S1 disc spaceAnterior interbody fusionAnterior retroperitoneal approachSerious intraoperative complicationsAnterior column supportDifferent surgical approachesLumbar interbody fusionRadiographic fusion rateL5-S1 segmentSupplemental posterior fixationAxiaLIF techniqueHospital chartsIntraoperative complicationsMulticenter reviewRadiographic successRetroperitoneal approachArthrodesis ratesPresacral spaceProcedural data
2010
Anterior Corpectomy with Fixation, Thoracic
Whang P, Grauer J, Vaccaro A. Anterior Corpectomy with Fixation, Thoracic. 2010, 229-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03694-1_19.ChaptersSevere canal compromisePeriod of immobilizationAnterior instrumentation systemsSupplementary posterior fixationAnterior corpectomyEarly ambulationCanal compromiseThorough decompressionFocal kyphosisThoracic fracturesLigamentous injuriesSurgical approachTraumatic injuryPosterior fixationThoracic proceduresAnterior constructFacet jointsNeural elementsLumbar regionThoracic vertebraeRib cageInjuryCoronal orientationVertebral columnCorpectomy