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Three-dimensional Navigation-guided, Prone, Single-position, Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technique
Published on: July 15, 2021
Navigated oblique lumbar interbody fusion for adult spinal deformity
Chih-Chang Chang1,2,3, Joshua Rivera4, Brenton Pennicooke1
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Abstract:
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is an increasing disease entity as the population ages. An emerging minimally invasive surgery (MIS) option for the treatment of ASD is the oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF), which allows indirect foraminal decompression of stenosis as well as segmental deformity correction (DiGiorgio et al., 2017). The authors utilize computer-assisted navigation with OLIF to reduce radiation exposure and improve time efficiency. The authors present a video of navigated oblique lumbar interbody fusion at L3-5 followed by open posterior screw-rod fixation. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/zKDT7PhMYf8.

