See the article "Simultaneous Single-Position Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery and Unilateral Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation for Spondylolisthesis" in Volume 20 on page 824.

Study Design Prospective, cohort, non-inferiority study. Purpose This study evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of interbody fusion using a combination of demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and hydroxyapatite (HA). Overview of Literature The use of autografts remains a gold standard in lumbar interbody fusion, but the limited availability and donor site morbidity encourages the us...

introduction traumatic lumbar spondylolisthesis is rare disease and in the literature, different surgical approaches, including anterior, posterior, or combined approaches (posterior and anterior) are used to treat the lesion. case presentation we treated a case of traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis using posterior approach and the patient showed a satisfactory outcome. at the final follow...

BACKGROUND Open and minimally invasive lumbar fusion procedures have inherent procedural risks, with posterior and transforaminal approaches resulting in significant soft-tissue injury and the anterior approach endangering organs and major blood vessels. An alternative lumbar fusion technique uses a small paracoccygeal incision and a presacral approach to the L5-S1 intervertebral space, which a...

INTRODUCTION Previous studies have confirmed the benefits and limitations of the presacral retroperitoneal approach for L5-S1 interbody fusion. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of the minimally invasive axial lumbar interbody approach (AxiaLIF) for L4-S1 fusion. METHODS In this retrospective series, 52 patients from four clinical sites underwent L4-S1 in...

IN SITU BIODEGRADABLE INTERBODY FUSION CAGE DESIGN BY THE INTEGRATED GLOBAL AND LOCAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION AN EXAMPLE ON DESIGNING YUCATAN MINIPIG LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION CAGE FOR LARGE ANIMAL STUDY Hee Suk Kang1,3, Scott J. Hollister2,1,3, Frank LaMarca3,2, Chia-Ying Lin3,2 1Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arb...

BACKGROUND Major factors prompted the development of minimally invasive (MIS) extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF; NuVasive Inc., San Diego, CA, USE) for the thoracic/lumbar spine. These include providing interbody stabilization and indirect neural decompression while avoiding major visceral/vessel injury as seen with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and to avert trauma to paraspinal...

OBJECT Posterolateral fusion involving instrumentation-assisted segmental fixation represents a valid procedure in the treatment of lumbar instability. In cases of anterior column failure, such as in isthmic spondylolisthesis, supplemental posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) may improve the fusion rate and endurance of the construct. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion is, however, a more de...

Study design: An in vitro biomechanical flexibility and fatigue test comparing two different lumbar interbody fusion cages using mono segmental lumbar spine specimens. Objective: To investigate and compare the stabilizing effect of a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) cage against an expandable posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) cage. Method: Six intact human lumbar spine segme...

Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauth ABSTRACT Anterior and posterior approaches for lumbar interbody fusion can be associated with a number of serious complications. Interest in minimally invasive approaches for interbody fusion has increased in recent years, with the goal of decreasing complications and patient morbidity. The goal of minimally invasive spine surgery is to decrease...