Unilateral lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF).
Results and clinical outcome of a prospective multicenter clinical study involving 100 patients under-going a lumbar interbody fusion procedure using an unilateral approach to the spine to introduce a new surgical technique as a viable and less invasive alternative to standard posterior (PLIF) or transforaminal (TLIF) lumbar interbody fusion techniques : For certain indications clinical data show that unilateral lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) offers the surgeon a considerable time advantage compared to standard lumbar interbody fusion techniques.
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D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*