OBJECT Intervertebral cage settling during bone remodeling after lumbar lateral interbody
fusion (LIF) is a common occurrence during the normal healing process. Progression of this …

Study Design: A prospective single-surgeon nonrandomized clinical study. Objective: To
evaluate the radiographic and clinical outcomes, by fixation type, in extreme lateral interbody …

Purpose The lateral approach for anterior interbody fusion allows placement of a large
footprint intervertebral spacer to indirectly decompress the neural elements through disc height …

Object The use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein–2 (rhBMP-2) in anterior
lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is controversial regarding the reported complication rates …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected, nonrandomized radiographical
data. Objective. To examine the relationship between the presence of preoperative …

Study Design Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected registry data. Objective This
study aimed to compare the clinical and radiologic outcomes between comparative cohorts …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine
the fusion rate using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP) in spinal …

Background Adjacent segment disease (ASD) above a previous posterior lumbar instrumented
fusion can be managed with minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion. Earlier …

To the Editor: Alarm about the dangers of computed tomography (CT) scans 1, 2 is unjustified.
The only hard facts about bio-harm from ionising radiation come from the 1945 atomic …

Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes, fusion rates, complications and lordosis
between an age and sex-matched cohort of ALIF and XLIF patients.