Okayama Rosai Hospital

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

C-arm-Free Simultaneous OLIF51 and Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation in a Single Lateral Position

Masato Tanaka¹, Sameer Ruparel¹, Yoshiaki Oda¹, Yoshihiro Fujiwara¹, Sneha Shama¹, Koji Uotani¹, Shinya Arataki¹, Taro Yamauchi¹, Naveen Sake¹

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital

C-arm-free oblique lumbar interbody fusion at the L5-S1 level (OLIF51) and simultaneous pedicle screw fixation are performed in a lateral position under navigation guidance. This technique does not expose the surgeon or operating staff to radiation hazards.

Neuroscience

Transtubular Endoscopic Posterolateral Decompression for L5-S1 Lumbar Lateral Disc Herniation

Masato Tanaka¹, Shinya Arataki¹, Rahul Mehta¹, Tsung-Ting Tsai², Yoshihiro Fujiwara¹, Koji Uotani¹, Taro Yamauchi¹

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital, ²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung University

Presented here is a novel technique of C-arm free transtubular posterolateral decompression for lumbar foraminal stenosis and lateral disc herniation under O-arm navigation.