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Fig. 5

From: Comparison of 270-degree percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression under local anesthesia and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of geriatric lateral recess stenosis associated with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis

Fig. 5

Pre- and postoperative CT and MRI. A–D The superior endplate of L5 before surgery and lateral recess stenosis. E, F The protruded vertebral bone was removed, and the original spinal canal shape was restored. The ventral and dorsal edges of the spinal canal became smooth and continuous. G, H The lateral recess was enlarged

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X