adult degenerative scoliosis with spinal stenosis treated with stand-alone cage via an extreme lateral transpsoas approach; a case report and literature review

Authors

arvind von keudell orthopaedic surgery resident, harvard combined residency program 55 fruit street, boston

marjan alimi 2department of neurological surgery, cornell university, 525 east 68th street, new york, ny, united states

harry gebhard department of orthopedics and trauma surgery, kantonsspital baselland, rheinstrasse 26, ch-4410 liestal

roger härtl 2department of neurological surgery, cornell university, 525 east 68th street, new york, ny, united states

abstract

we report the case of a 73-year-old female with severe degenerative scoliosis and back and leg pain that wassuccessfully treated with stand- alone cages via an extreme lateral transpsoas approach. this patient had declinedopen surgery and instrumentation due to her advanced age concerns about potential side effects.

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