TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion in sagittal balance correction and spinal deformity
AU - Costanzo, Giuseppe
AU - Zoccali, Carmine
AU - Maykowski, Philip
AU - Walter, Christina M.
AU - Skoch, Jesse
AU - Baaj, Ali A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Purpose The recent proliferation of minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) techniques has drawn attention to potential for these techniques to control or correct sagittal misalignment in adult spinal deformity. We systemically reviewed published studies related to LLIF use in adult spinal deformity treatment with emphasis on radiographic assessment of sagittal balance.Methods A literature review was conducted to examine studies focusing on sagittal balance restoration in adult degenerative scoliosis with the LLIF approach. Results Fourteen publications, 12 retrospective and 2 prospective, reported data regarding lumbar lordosis correction (1,266 levels in 476 patients) but only two measured global sagittal alignment.Conclusion LLIF appears to be especially effective when the lumbar lordosis and sagittal balance correction goals are less than 10_ and 5 cm, respectively. However, the review demonstrated a lack of consistent reporting on sagittal balance restoration with the MIS LLIF techniques.
AB - Purpose The recent proliferation of minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) techniques has drawn attention to potential for these techniques to control or correct sagittal misalignment in adult spinal deformity. We systemically reviewed published studies related to LLIF use in adult spinal deformity treatment with emphasis on radiographic assessment of sagittal balance.Methods A literature review was conducted to examine studies focusing on sagittal balance restoration in adult degenerative scoliosis with the LLIF approach. Results Fourteen publications, 12 retrospective and 2 prospective, reported data regarding lumbar lordosis correction (1,266 levels in 476 patients) but only two measured global sagittal alignment.Conclusion LLIF appears to be especially effective when the lumbar lordosis and sagittal balance correction goals are less than 10_ and 5 cm, respectively. However, the review demonstrated a lack of consistent reporting on sagittal balance restoration with the MIS LLIF techniques.
KW - Degenerative lumbar scoliosis
KW - Intervertebral disk degeneration
KW - LLIF
KW - Lateral interbody fusion
KW - Lumbar lordosis correction
KW - Sagittal balance
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U2 - 10.1007/s00586-014-3561-y
DO - 10.1007/s00586-014-3561-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 25217242
AN - SCOPUS:84914142657
SN - 0940-6719
VL - 23
SP - S699-S704
JO - European Spine Journal
JF - European Spine Journal
ER -