The Use of a “Double-Triple Barrel” Technique during Minimally Invasive Multilevel Tubular Laminectomy. A Technical Note

Abstract

This report presents a modified use of multiple tubular retractors (that limits issues related to the sequential redocking of tubular systems) that may prove helpful in cases where a minimally invasive approach is utilized for the treatment of multilevel lumbar stenosis.

Keywords

minimally invasive spine surgery - multilevel laminectomy - tubular retractors

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