A cikin hanyar TLIF ko PLIF, likitan tiyata yana aiki ta hanyar corridor mai faɗin santimita kaɗan, tare da tushen jijiya mai fita yana zaune daidai a gefen tashar aiki. Babu wani layin kai tsaye na gani don tabbatar da matsayi na keji - likitan likitan yana karanta C-arm, akai-akai, yana dogara da abin da