The history of and controversy over Kambin's triangle: a historical analysis of the lumbar transforaminal corridor for endoscopic and surgical approaches

LM Tumialán, K Madhavan, J Godzik, MY Wang - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
The transforaminal corridor in the lumbar spine allows access to the traversing and exiting
nerve roots, the thecal sac, and the intervertebral disc space. Surgeons performing midline …

How dimensions can guide surgical planning and training: a systematic review of Kambin's triangle

RW Kouam, TQ Tabarestani, DAW Sykes, N Gupta… - Neurosurgical …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The authors sought to analyze the current literature to determine dimensional
trends across the lumbar levels of Kambin's triangle, clarify the role of imaging techniques …

Kambin's triangle: definition and new classification schema

AA Fanous, LM Tumialán, MY Wang - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
Kambin's triangle is an anatomical corridor used to access critical structures in a variety of
spinal procedures. It is considered a safe space because it is devoid of vascular and neural …

Deep learning-based lumbosacral reconstruction for difficulty prediction of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy at L5/S1 level: A retrospective cohort …

G Fan, H Liu, D Wang, C Feng, Y Li, B Yin… - … Journal of Surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Deep learning has been validated as a promising technique for automatic
segmentation and rapid three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of lumbosacral structures on …

[HTML][HTML] A modified transverse process-pedicle approach applied to unilateral extrapedicular percutaneous vertebroplasty

Y Zhuo, L Liu, H Wang, P Li, Q Zhou, Y Liu - Pain Research and …, 2021 - hindawi.com
Objective. To introduce a modified transverse process-pedicle puncture technique applied to
unilateral extrapedicular percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for the treatment of osteoporotic …

Technical considerations of the transforaminal approach for lumbar disk herniation

CI Ju - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Transforaminal full endoscopic lumbar diskectomy (TELD) is a typical minimally invasive
surgery, with the associated benefit of decreased possibility of anatomic structural injury …

Novel Merging of CT and MRI to Allow for Safe Navigation into Kambin's Triangle for Percutaneous Lumbar Interbody Fusion—Initial Case Series Investigating Safety …

TQ Tabarestani, DAW Sykes, G Maquoit… - Operative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: For percutaneous lumbar fusion (percLIF), magnetic resonance imaging
and computed tomography are critical to defining surgical corridors. Currently, these scans …

Relationship of the exiting nerve root and superior articular process in Kambin's triangle: assessment of lumbar anatomy using cadavers and computed tomography …

L Zhang, J Yang, Y Hai, P Yin, Y Ding, C Xu, H Gao - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic diskectomy has been a major
treatment for lumbar disk herniation. However, damage to exiting nerve roots is one of the …

A comparison between modified unilateral extrapedicular and bilateral transpedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of lumbar osteoporotic vertebral …

D Zhu, J Hu, L Wang, J Zhu, S Ma, B Liu - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Few researchers have verified the clinical efficacy and safety of the modified
unilateral extrapedicular approach (mUEP) applied to the percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) …

Pro-Con Debate: Superior Versus Inferior Triangle Needle Placement in Transforaminal Epidural Injections

TL Doshi, AM Engle, AJ Przybysz… - Anesthesia & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Although transforaminal epidural injections have long been used for radicular pain, there is
no universal standard injection approach to the neural foramen. The intervertebral foramen …