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From: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion after reduction using the percutaneous pedicle screw system in the lateral position for Meyerding grade II spondylolisthesis: a preliminary report of a new lumbar reconstruction strategy

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Failure of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) for a patient with L4 spondylolisthesis. L4–5 fusion surgery, including XLIF, is planned for a 58-year-old woman with L4 spondylolisthesis. However, the anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) is injured during the XLIF procedure; hence, XLIF is abandoned because it is impossible to fix a cage. Postoperative radiography reveals that the interbody space at the L4/5 level expanded abnormally a. After surgery, a bony endplate fracture (white arrow) associated with the ALL tear is detected on computed tomography b

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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