STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE We present the radiographic and clinical outcomes of 13 patients who underwent lateral transpsoas interbody fusion (LTIF) stabilized by unilateral pedicle screw instrumentation and anterior instrumentation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA LTIF is a surgical technique that permits anterior column lumbar interbody fusion via a direct lateral trans...

PURPOSE The lateral transpsoas interbody fusion (LTIF) is an increasingly popular minimally invasive technique for lumbar interbody fusion. Although a posterior approach to the lumbar spine has traditionally been favored for the treatment of canal stenosis and neural foraminal stenosis, a growing body of evidence suggests that indirect decompression of the spinal canal and neural foramen can be...