• World Neurosurg · Oct 2017

    Case Reports

    Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression for a Displaced Endplate Fracture after Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Technical Note.

    • Ralf Wagner, Albert E Telfeian, Guntram Krzok, and Menno Iprenburg.
    • Ligamenta Spine Centre, Frankfurt, Germany.
    • World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct 1; 106: 26-29.

    AbstractLateral lumbar interbody fusion is a minimally invasive approach to anterior spinal column fusion, deformity correction, and indirect decompression of the lumbar spine. A rarely reported possible complication of the procedure is end plate fracture, which has the potential for nerve root compression. Here we present a case of end plate fracture and nerve compression after stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion, its diagnosis, and its subsequent successful treatment with transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery. The case highlights the possible role for minimally invasive endoscopic surgery as a rescue procedure after fusion complication.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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