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From: Comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative diseases: a retrospective observational study

Fig. 4

Typical case 4. A 51-year-old female with recurrent low back pain for more than 10 years, aggravating with right lower limb pain and numbness for 3 years. Sagittal MRI shows disc herniation at L5/S1 level and spondylolisthesis at L4/5 level (a). Axial MRI shows disc herniation at L5/S1 level (b). Place the working channel and perform the foraminoplasty (c). Implant the cage (d). Make secondary decompression at L4/5 level (e) and L5/S1 level (f). Anteroposterior and lateral X-ray one month after surgery (g, h). Lateral X-ray three months after surgery (i). Lateral X-ray 1 year after surgery (j)

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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