RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Expandable vs Static Interbody Devices for Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
JF International Journal of Spine Surgery
JO Int J Spine Surg
FD International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
SP S53
OP S60
DO 10.14444/8236
VO 16
IS S1
A1 Philip Zakko
A1 James D. Whaley
A1 Gordon Preston
A1 Daniel K. Park
YR 2022
UL http://ijssurgery.com//content/16/S1/S53.abstract
AB Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has paved a way for minimally invasive surgical treatment of a wide variety of spine pathologies. Interbody devices are used to stabilize painful disc levels, provide indirect decompression of neural elements, correct deformity, restore lordosis, and provide a sound durable fusion. Through the years, new static and expandable interbody devices have been developed in an attempt to improve radiographic and clinical outcomes in lumbar spine surgery. The purpose of this article is to explore the advantages and disadvantages between static and expandable interbody devices when used in LLIF. Specifically, this article addresses the differences in subsidence, indirect decompression, restoration of lumbar lordosis, complications, patient-reported outcomes, and cost between static and expandable interbody devices.