Background: Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is a minimally invasive technique performed through the antero-oblique trajectory to address a wide range of lumbar pathologies. However, it can lead to complications.…
Recent advancements in imaging technology have changed the landscape of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with the objective of improving safety and efficacy for the patient and surgical team. Spine…
Review doi: 10.21037/atm-2020-ioi-10. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.…
Review doi: 10.21037/atm-20-1119. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. 2 Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY,…
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. 2021 Jan 22;100(3):e23783. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023783. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215006, China. Item in…
Background and objectives: Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion (OLIF) is a widely performed, minimally invasive technique to achieve lumbar lateral interbody fusion. However, some complications can arise due to constraints posed…
Background context: RA is a systemic disease state with prominent musculoskeletal manifestations associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery; however, few studies have specifically examined…
Introduction The LLIF was a revolutionary approach devised by Luiz Pimenta that allowed the surgeon to access the lumbar spine through the major psoas muscle. Although the traditional LLIF had…
Background: Lateral interbody fusion (LIF) is traditionally performed in lateral decubitus on a breaking surgical table to improve L4-5 access. Prone transpsoas (PTP) LIF may improve sagittal alignment and facilitate…