OBJECTIVE Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a useful minimally invasive technique
for achieving anterior interbody fusion and preserving or restoring lumbar lordosis. However …

OBJECTIVE Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) via a transpsoas approach is a
workhorse minimally invasive approach for lumbar arthrodesis that is often combined with …

Background The lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) was a revolutionary approach
devised by Luiz Pimenta that allowed the surgeon to access the lumbar spine through the …

Background Single-position prone lateral interbody fusion is a recently introduced technical
modification of the minimally invasive retroperitoneal transpsoas approach for lateral lumbar …

BACKGROUND: Effective decompression, arthrodesis, and correction of spinal conditions
frequently utilize operative approaches that expose both the anterior and posterior spinal …

Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data of the first 72 consecutive
patients treated with single-position one-or two-level lateral (LLIF) or oblique lateral …

OBJECTIVE Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a workhorse surgical approach for
lumbar arthrodesis. There is growing interest in techniques for performing single-position …

Background Lateral interbody fusion (LIF) is traditionally performed in lateral decubitus on a
breaking surgical table to improve L4-L5 access. Prone transpsoas (PTP) LIF may improve …

Introduction The lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a safe and effective technique to
treat a vast range of lumbar disorders. However, the technique is also burdened by some …

The minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach to the lumbar spine, also known as
extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) or direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF), has become …