Oblique lumbar interbody fusion
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1. A method for fusing an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together, said method comprising the steps of:
- extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra;
further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly; and
defining a trajectory for the screw utilizing fluoroscopic imaging;
wherein said method is performed percutaneously on a non-spondylolisthetic subject.
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Abstract
A method fuses an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together. The method includes the steps of: extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra; and further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly.
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1. A method for fusing an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together, said method comprising the steps of:
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extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra; further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly; and defining a trajectory for the screw utilizing fluoroscopic imaging; wherein said method is performed percutaneously on a non-spondylolisthetic subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for fusing an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together, said method comprising the steps of:
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extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra; further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly; and defining a trajectory for the screw utilizing either of a robotic and a navigation system; wherein said method is performed percutaneously on a non-spondylolisthetic subject.
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