Cadaveric feasibility study evaluates cervical instruments for lumbar facet decortication, highlighting a potential percutaneous route for posterolateral fusion.
Percutaneous approaches to the spine have been explored recently for various procedures, including transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. It is known that facet decortication leads to higher rates of fusion, but effective percutaneous approaches have not been well documented. There are a set of instruments used in the cervical spine for percutaneous decortication, the CORUS™ Spinal System-X (DI# 00852776006508), which may be useful in this setting. Our aim was to investigate the feasibility of decorticating the lumbar facet joints with these instruments in cadavers to aid in minimally invasive lumbar fusion.
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