title: Review of early clinical results and complications associated with oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF).
abstract: Lumbar interbody fusion represents an effective surgical intervention for patients with lumbar degenerative diseases, spondylolisthesis, disc herniation, pseudoarthrosis and spinal deformities. Traditionally, conventional open anterior lumbar interbody fusion and posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion techniques have been employed with excellent results, but each with their own advantages and caveats. Most recently, the antero-oblique trajectory has been introduced, providing yet another corridor to access the lumbar spine. Termed the oblique lumbar interbody fusion, this approach accesses the spine between the anterior vessels and psoas muscles, avoiding both sets of structures to allow efficient clearance of the disc space and application of a large interbody device to afford distraction for foraminal decompression and endplate preparation for rapid and thorough fusion. This review aims to summarize the early clinical results and complications of this new technique and discusses potential future directions of research.
authors.affiliation: NeuroSpine Surgery Research Group (NSURG), Sydney, Australia; NeuroSpine Clinic, Suite 7, Level 7, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.affiliation: NeuroSpine Surgery Research Group (NSURG), Sydney, Australia; NeuroSpine Clinic, Suite 7, Level 7, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Monish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.affiliation: NeuroSpine Surgery Research Group (NSURG), Sydney, Australia; NeuroSpine Clinic, Suite 7, Level 7, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Assem
authors.affiliation: NeuroSpine Surgery Research Group (NSURG), Sydney, Australia; NeuroSpine Clinic, Suite 7, Level 7, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: ralphmobbs@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ralph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mobbs
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery
keywords: ATP; Anterior-to-psoas; Interbody; LATERO; OLIF; Oblique lumbar interbody fusion