L4/5 accessibility for extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF): a radiological study

L4/5 accessibility for extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF): a radiological study

Abstract Introduction Potential advantages of the Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) approach are smaller incisions, preserving anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments, lower blood loss, shorter operative time, avoiding vascular and visceral complications, and shorter length of stay. We h...

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Main Authors: Valentin Quack, Jörg Eschweiler, Christina Prechtel, Filippo Migliorini, Marcel Betsch, Nicola Maffulli, Natalia Gutteck, Markus Tingart, Philipp Kobbe, Miguel Pishnamaz, Frank Hildebrand, Dariusch Arbab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Extreme lateral transpsoas approach
XLIF
Lumbar Fusion
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L4/5
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03320-0

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