Abstract:Objective: This study aims to perform a morphometric analysis and explore the characteristics of the surgical corridor of the anterior to psoas approach in the Brazilian population through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: Two hundred spinal MRI scans of patients aged between 18 and 80 years were evaluated using axial cuts at L2-L5 levels and a sagittal cut, T2 weighted. The relationship between the left psoas muscle and the abdominal aorta or the left common iliac artery was analyzed. The anterior t… Show more
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