PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hardeep Singh
AU  - Scott Mallozzi
TI  - Role of Lateral Fusion in Deformity Surgery
AID  - 10.14444/8234
DP  - 2022 Apr 01
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - S33--S43
VI  - 16
IP  - S1
4099  - http://ijssurgery.com//content/16/S1/S33.short
4100  - http://ijssurgery.com//content/16/S1/S33.full
SO  - Int J Spine Surg2022 Apr 01; 16
AB  - Various techniques exist to surgically treat adult spinal deformity. Traditionally, anterior-based or posterior-based procedures with or without the addition of osteotomies were utilized. More recently, lateral-based approaches to correcting deformity have become more established and widely utilized. This may include the use of large footprint interbody devices with varying degrees of lordosis. Additionally, more powerful corrective techniques via lateral approach include anterior column release of the anterior longitudinal ligament and corpectomy. These present with unique risks that are typically related to the lateral approach, however, have been shown to reduce blood loss, decrease neurologic risk, and morbidity as they can be done through a less invasive approach. This review presents the variable deformity correction techniques that are available to the spinal surgeon, as well as the evidence and evolution of lateral-based techniques.