Background: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has proved to be a safe tool in the
armamentarium of spine surgeons for a variety of lumbar disorders. However, it has some …

Objective To describe a rare complication of the extreme lateral interbody fusion technique.
Background Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a minimally invasive technique that …

Background The flank approach to lumbar spine surgery is considered a new minimally
invasive alternative to the anterior abdominal approach. Flank incisional hernia is one …

Introduction Extreme lateral interbody fusion is a minimally invasive lateral transpsoas
approach for spine surgery. We herein report a case of an incisional hernia after an extreme …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Minimal access surgery is becoming more popular for spinal
fusion because of a lower theoretical risk of complications and shorter postoperative …

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal (lateral-MIS) approaches to the
spine involve traversing the lateral abdominal wall musculature and fascia. Incisional hernia …

The lateral approach to the spine is generally well tolerated, but reports of debilitating injury
to the lumbar plexus, iliac vessels, ureter, and abdominal viscera are increasingly …

Lumbar hernias are rare abdominal wall defects. Fewer than 400 cases have been reported
in the literature and account for 2% of all abdominal wall hernias. Lumbar hernias are …

Lumbar hernias are rare and its posterior location presents challenges in its repair. This
article provides a pictorial description of the approach to repairing a lumbar hernia …

Introduction Lumbar hernia is rare and represents less than 1–2% of all abdominal hernias.
There are mainly two types of lumbar hernia: superior lumbar hernia and inferior lumbar …