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From: Comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (Mis-TLIF) with bilateral decompression via unilateral approach and open-TLIF with bilateral decompression for degenerative lumbar diseases: a retrospective cohort study

Fig. 1

A The insertion of a guidewire prior to the insertion of a pedicle screw. B remove the articular process of L5 (white arrow). C grind off the root of bottom of spinous process (white arrow). D grind off the inner edge of contralateral L5 upper articular process and remove the ligamentum flavum (white arrow). E contralateral nerve root (yellow arrow) and intervertebral disc (white arrow)

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X