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TLIF is transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Posted By: Kathy on 2006-12-15
In Reply to: s/l T-liff - grinch

Subject: TLIF is transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Maybe that's it?


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TLIF is transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. sm
Subject: TLIF is transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. sm

Your other S/L might be anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF).
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Subject: maybe titanium interbody fusion system??? nm

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Subject: T-U fusion or TU fusion. also, hypocalcemia, yes. see message

found on line:
"On EKG, hypocalcemia may be signified by a lengthening of the ST segment and QT interval"

T-U fusion (from what I can find) is related to hypokalemia rather than hypocalcemia. Might take some searching?

"Other findings associated with hypokalemia include the following: The U wave and T wave merge in some cases to form a T-U wave which may be misdiagnosed as a prolonged QT interval."
http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/uptodate/electrocardiography%20tutorial/ECG%20tutorial-Miscellaneous%20diagnoses.htm



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Subject: Transforaminal

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Subject: possibly transforaminal or translaminar?


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I went ahead and used the 20-gauge blunt ended *kuday* to get into the foramen.  Please help!!!


 


 


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Subject: You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.

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