Concept
Laminotomy
Publications associées (4)
The relevance of the artery of Adamkiewicz for microsurgical resection of spinal tumors- short overview and case series: Technical note
Introduction. - There is of major interest to know the exact anatomical location of artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA) for many spinal microsurgical procedures, so as to avoid postoperative ischemia of the spinal cord, with further devastating clinical impact. Me ...
2020Pedicle screw navigation using surface digitization on the Microsoft HoloLens
Davide Scaramuzza, Jess Snedeker
Purpose In spinal fusion surgery, imprecise placement of pedicle screws can result in poor surgical outcome or may seriously harm a patient. Patient-specific instruments and optical systems have been proposed for improving precision through surgical naviga ...
2019Surgical probe and implant development for nucleus pulposus replacements
Intervertebral disc degeneration is a major reason why we experience low back pain. Intervertebral discs are located in-between the vertebrae of the spine. They act, among other, as shock absorbers by distributing the mechanical load applied to the spine w ...
EPFL2016A calcium phosphate implant with controlled macroporosity for anterior L5-S1 interbody fusion
In the United States approximately 50 million people suffer from low back pain. In the 20-50 years age group, this is the most important and expensive health care problem. The causes of low back pain are various. A herniated disk or spinal stenosis may tra ...
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