Changes in Sagittal Alignment Following Short-Level Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparison between Posterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusions

Changes in Sagittal Alignment Following Short-Level Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparison between Posterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusions

Study Design Retrospective case-control study. Purpose We aimed to compare radiologic outcomes between posterior (PLIF) and lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) in short-level spinal fusion surgeries. Overview of Literature Although LLIF enables surgeons to insert large lordotic cages, it is unkno...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Nakashima, Tokumi Kanemura, Kotaro Satake, Yoshimoto Ishikawa, Jun Ouchida, Naoki Segi, Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Shiro Imagama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2019-12-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
lateral lumbar interbody fusion
posterior lumbar interbody fusion
global sagittal alignment
local sagittal alignment
disc height
lumbar lordosis
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2019-0011.pdf

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