Latent Risk of Visceral Injury in Upper Lumbar Endoscopic Surgery: A Prone-Position Computed Tomography Analysis Identifying Low Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Narrow Safety Margins

International Journal of Spine Surgery · Published 2026-06-01 · DOI 10.14444/8904

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Takayuki Kitahara, Takafumi Ohshima, Naoto Ono, Yuji Nagao, Saori Soeda, Daiki Nakajima, Makoto Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kageyama, Junzo Fujitani, Masatoshi Morimoto, Hiroaki Manabe, Fumitake Tezuka, Koichi Sairyo

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2026

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Kitahara, T., Ohshima, T., Ono, N., et al. (2026). Latent Risk of Visceral Injury in Upper Lumbar Endoscopic Surgery: A Prone-Position Computed Tomography Analysis Identifying Low Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Narrow Safety Margins. International Journal of Spine Surgery. https://doi.org/10.14444/8904

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