Purpose Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is a treatment option for low back pain secondary to
lumbar instability and/or deformity. This review highlights recent studies of surgical …

OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive anterolateral retroperitoneal approaches for lumbar
interbody arthrodesis have distinct advantages attractive to spine surgeons. Prepsoas or …

Background: Several cell-based therapies have been proposed in recent years the
management of low back pain, including the injection of medicinal signaling cells or …

Background During the last 20 years several less-invasive anterior approaches to the
lumbar spine have become standard, including the extreme lateral transpsoas approach …

OBJECT Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and lateral
lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) are 2 currently popular techniques for lumbar arthrodesis …

Abstract Background Context Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a frequently used
technique for the treatment of lumbar pathology. Despite its overall success, LLIF has been …

Background Single-position options for combined anterior and posterior fusion in the lumbar
spine have been suggested to reduce the surgical time and improve the efficiency of …

Purpose The LLIF procedure is a useful stand-alone and adjunct surgical approach for many
spinal conditions. One complication of LLIF is subsidence of the interbody graft into the …

Background To compare perioperative and radiographic outcomes following lateral lumbar
interbody fusions in two cohorts of patients who either underwent single position or dual …

Introduction Lumbar fusion has been found to be a clinically effective procedure in adult
patients. The lateral transpsoas approach allows for direct visualization of the intervertebral …