Minimally-invasive trans-facet lumbar interbody fusion using a dual-dimension expandable cage: preliminary results of a multi-institutional retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Minimally-invasive trans-facet lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is an emerging technique that offers the advantages of being safe, enabling decompression, and facilitating patient recovery. An innovative cage that expands in two dimensions has been introduced to restore segmental lordosis and disc height while minimizing the risk of cage subsidence. This study aimed to report our surgical technique of trans-facet LIF utilizing the innovative cag and to report the early clinical outcomes.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and radiographs of patients who underwent trans-facet LIF with dual-dimension expandable cages from two institutions: Duke University Hospital and Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery. The analysis covered patient demograph

SUBMITTER: Huang CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467274 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature