Bidirectional expandable technology for transforaminal or posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective analysis of safety and performance

D Coric, RR Roybal, M Grubb, V Rossi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Expandable devices for transforaminal or posterior lumbar interbody fusion
(TLIF and PLIF, respectively) may enable greater restoration of disc height, foraminal height …

[HTML][HTML] Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with an expandable interbody device: Two-year clinical and radiographic outcomes

MA Weinstein, GA Ayala, R Roura… - North American Spine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The use of interbody cages as an adjunct to lumbar spinal fusion remains an
important technique to enhance segmental stability, promote solid arthrodesis, maintain …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and radiographic analysis of expandable versus static lateral lumbar interbody fusion devices with two-year follow-up

RF Frisch, IY Luna, DM Brooks, G Joshua… - Journal of Spine …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Utilization of static and expandable interbody spacers for minimally invasive
lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) offers favorable clinical results. However …

[HTML][HTML] Early experience with uniplanar versus biplanar expandable interbody fusion devices in single-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody …

JA Ledesma, JC Ottaway, MJ Lambrechts, A Dees… - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To compare the early radiographic and clinical outcomes of expandable uniplanar
versus biplanar interbody cages used for single-level minimally invasive transforaminal …

Treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc degeneration with the VariLift-L interbody fusion system: retrospective review of 470 cases

WF Neely, F Fichtel, DC Del Monaco… - International journal of …, 2016 - ijssurgery.com
Background Many first generation stand-alone fusion cages required endplate decortication
and surgical impaction during the procedure resulting in segmental subsidence, implant …

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using a novel minimally invasive expandable interbody cage: patient-reported outcomes and radiographic parameters

J Woodward, H Malone, CD Witiw, JPG Kolcun… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of
a novel multidirectional in situ expandable minimally invasive surgery (MIS) transforaminal …

[PDF][PDF] Patient outcomes following posterior lumbar interbody fusion for adjacent segment disease using VariLift® as a standalone expandable interbody device

BJ Wohlfeld, DC Del Monaco - J Spine, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is a notable complication following lumbar
fusion. Clinicians use various surgical techniques to correct progression of spine …

The expandable transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion–Two years follow-up

JG Boktor, RD Pockett, N Verghese - Journal of Craniovertebral …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective, observational study. Objectives: We hypothesize
that the expandable transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) cage achieves …

[HTML][HTML] Expandable spacers provide better functional outcomes than static spacers in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

MA Kremer, J Alferink, S Wynsma, T Shirk… - Journal of Spine …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is an effective and frequently performed
surgical treatment of chronic lower back pain. Expandable interbody spacers are designed …

MIS expandable interbody spacers: a literature review and biomechanical comparison of an expandable MIS TLIF with conventional TLIF and ALIF

AF Cannestra, MD Peterson, SR Parker, TF Roush… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Biomechanical study and review of literature on expandable lumbar interbody
fusion constructs. Objective. To evaluate the biomechanical stability of expandable interbody …