Journal article
Multilevel Spondylolysis Repair Using the “Smiley Face” Technique with 3-Dimensional Intraoperative Spinal Navigation
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Multilevel spondylolysis is a rare cause of progressive lower back pain, and patients who fail conservative management are treated surgically. Direct repair methods can maintain mobility and lead to decreased morbidity compared with spinal fusion in single-level spondylolysis. In this paper, we present a patient with nonadjacent multilevel spondylolysis who underwent the "smiley face" technique of direct multilevel repair …
Authors
Voisin MR; Witiw CD; Deorajh R; Guha D; Oremakinde A; Wang S; Yang V
Journal
World Neurosurgery, Vol. 109, , pp. e609–e614
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.046
ISSN
1878-8750