Michael Roh, MD, and Christopher Silva, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center have performed transforaminal anterior release procedures on more than 70 patients over the past eight years, according to a report by The Rock River Times.
TFAR is designed to address segmental kyphosis and fixed sagittal imbalance.
Fred Sweet, MD, first created the surgical technique in 2005.
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