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Surgical Approach and Complications of Stand-alone Lateral Trans-Psoas Interbody Fusion
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2025
Interbody fusion of the lumbar spine can be achieved surgically using different techniques. Minimally invasive techniques, including lateral interbody fusion, have been developed within recent decades to reduce rates of complications and allow for quicker patient recovery. We provide insight into stand-alone lateral trans-psoas interbody fusion, highlighting potential complications and pitfalls.
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Three-dimensional Navigation-guided, Prone, Single-position, Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technique
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The single-position, prone, lateral approach allows for both lateral lumbar interbody placement and direct posterior decompression with pedicle screw placement in one position.
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Clinical Application of Microscope-Assisted Minimally Invasive Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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2023
The technique described in this article is well-suited to the Mini-ALIF procedure, allows for excellent exposure and decompression, and facilitates microscope-assisted manipulation.
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Novel Mini-open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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2025
The protocol introduces a novel mini-open TLIF, which can significantly reduce intraoperative blood loss, achieving minimally invasive outcomes with enhanced recovery.
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Thermal Measurement Techniques in Analytical Microfluidic Devices
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2015
Here, we present three protocols for thermal measurements in microfluidic devices.
FAQs
Its position between adjacent vertebral bodies allows the implant to help preserve disc height and spinal alignment while mechanical loads pass through the reconstructed motion segment. This relationship is important because the device must provide structural support after the damaged disc is removed, while also creating conditions in which the segment can remain supported during the healing process.
Bone graft changes the role of the device from purely structural support to a fusion construct. The available space can support bone growth across the motion segment, allowing biological fusion to develop while the implant maintains height and alignment. This combination matters in spine biology because successful reconstruction depends on both mechanical stabilization and the body's formation of bridging bone.
Design determines how the implant participates in load transfer and how much space is available for bone graft. Those features link physical reconstruction with a biological response: the device supports the vertebral segment, while the graft-filled region can support bone growth. Consequently, design is evaluated not only for immediate structural restoration but also for its contribution to eventual fusion.
Maintaining disc height and alignment helps restore the spatial relationship of the treated vertebral segment after disc removal. These structural goals explain why the implant is placed between vertebral bodies rather than used only as an external stabilizer. In the biological context, preserving the reconstructed geometry also provides the framework within which bone growth can bridge the treated motion segment.
The general workflow begins with removal of the damaged intervertebral disc, followed by placement of the device between the adjacent vertebral bodies to maintain height and alignment. Bone graft may then occupy the device's space, where it can support bone growth across the motion segment. The overall approach combines disc removal, structural reconstruction, and biological fusion.
Interbody devices may be considered when degenerative disc disease, spinal instability, deformity, or another condition requires disc removal and stabilization. Their use therefore extends beyond a single diagnosis: the common rationale is to reconstruct a damaged or unstable motion segment while preserving height and alignment and, when graft is included, supporting fusion.
They provide a clear example of how an implant and a biological repair process operate together. The device supplies structural support and a space for graft, whereas bone growth across the motion segment supplies the biological basis for fusion. This interaction makes implant integration, bone healing, and mechanical reconstruction interconnected topics in spine biology.