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Lateral-PLIF for Lumbar Spinal Arthrodesis: A Detailed Step-By-Step Surgical Technique
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2026
Lateral-PLIF is an advanced posterior lumbar interbody fusion technique allowing safer cage insertion with minimal neural manipulation. This article outlines the step-by-step procedure, highlighting the benefits of the bilateral approach, optimal cage orientation, high fusion rates, and low complication risks, offering a promising alternative to traditional PLIF.
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Three-dimensional Navigation-guided, Prone, Single-position, Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technique
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2021
The single-position, prone, lateral approach allows for both lateral lumbar interbody placement and direct posterior decompression with pedicle screw placement in one position.
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Ovine Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Model Utilizing a Lateral Retroperitoneal Drill Bit Injury
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2017
Intervertebral disc degeneration is a significant contributor to back pain and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Numerous animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration exist. We demonstrate an ovine model of intervertebral disc degeneration, utilizing a drill bit, which achieves a consistent disc injury and reproducible level of disc degeneration.
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Novel Mini-open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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2025
The protocol introduces a novel mini-open TLIF, which can significantly reduce intraoperative blood loss, achieving minimally invasive outcomes with enhanced recovery.
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Multilevel Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease with Instability
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2025
This protocol presents the operative technique of multilevel Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLIF) in a step-by-step manner, elaborating on the critical steps for achieving optimal outcomes.
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Removing the damaged intervertebral disc creates space for a bone-filled interbody cage between adjacent vertebrae. The implant helps restore disc height and alignment while providing a site for bone growth across the motion segment. As bone bridges the treated level, the segment can become more stable, which supports the intended structural goal of the operation.
Restoring disc height and alignment addresses structural changes associated with lumbar degeneration, deformity, or instability. These changes may also contribute to neural decompression, meaning reduced pressure or improved space for neural structures. For this reason, imaging and clinical assessments commonly consider alignment and decompression alongside pain relief and functional recovery when evaluating treatment results.
The psoas-based route places the surgical pathway near lumbar nerves, so their location and potential involvement require careful consideration. This neurological relationship is a central concern in planning and performing the operation. In neuroscience and spine research, attention to these nearby structures helps frame evaluations of neural safety, decompression, pain outcomes, and postoperative function.
Its relevance extends beyond mechanical stabilization because researchers also examine effects on neural decompression, pain, and functional recovery. The procedure provides a clinical setting for studying how changes in disc height and spinal alignment relate to neurological and patient-reported outcomes. This connects structural treatment of the lumbar spine with the function of surrounding neural structures.
The operation removes the damaged intervertebral disc through a side-based approach, places a bone-filled interbody cage between the vertebrae, and seeks to restore disc height and alignment. The selected pathway may pass through or around the psoas muscle, making nearby lumbar nerves an important consideration during procedural planning and execution.
The approach is used in the context of degenerative disc disease, spinal deformity, and instability. Assessment does not rely on a single measure: researchers and clinicians may examine pain relief, neural decompression, spinal alignment, and functional recovery. Considering these outcomes together helps determine whether structural correction corresponds with meaningful clinical improvement.