Kambin's triangle, an access point in the spine, is commonly used to perform lumbar interbody fusions. A review of current and future uses of Kambin's triangle was published June 6 in Cureus.
Current uses:
1. Transforaminal minimally invasive spinal surgeries
2. Robotic-assisted percTLIF
3. PercTLIF with an expandable titanium cage
4. MIS extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
5. Percutaneous vertebroplasty
6. Endoscopic spine surgery
Future uses:
1. Treatment of upper lumbar fracture with neurologic deficit
2. Treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
3. Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures
4. Treatment for treat grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis with percLIF
5. Less invasive improvements to lumbar interbody fusion