Anatomical characteristics affecting the surgical approach of oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion: an MR-based observational study

Abstract Background Oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is one of the most widely used lumbar interbody fusion procedures in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to minimize the incidence rate of surgical complications by measuring the anatomical parameters of structures surroundi...

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Main Authors: Meng-long Han, Wei-hong He, Zhong-yun He, Xue-liang Yan, Xiang-jun Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03322-y