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Topographic anatomy of the lumbar lateral vertebral groove

Anatomie topographique de la gouttière latéro-vertébrale lombaire

Anatomical basis of the surgical approach to extra foraminal herniated disc

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The study of numerous dissections, sections and X-rays of the lumbar spine has enabled us to clarify the connections of the lumbar spinal nerves at their emergence from the intervertebral foramen and in the lateral vertebral groove. This work naturally leads to the study of the extra foraminal herniated disc by an extra isthmian approach or to percutaneous surgery of thoracolumbar discs.

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De nombreuses dissections, coupes et radiographies du rachis lombaire nous ont permis de repréciser les rapports des racines rachidiennes lombaires lors de leur émergence du foramen inter-vertébral et dans la gouttière latérovertébrale. De ce travail découle tout naturellement l'abord « sanglant » des hernies discales extrarachidiennes par voie extra-articulaire, ou la chirurgie per-cutanée des disques dorso-lombaires.

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Fournier, D., Guy, G., Cronier, P. et al. Topographic anatomy of the lumbar lateral vertebral groove. Surg Radiol Anat 12, 187–191 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01624521

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