The article discusses lumbar spine diseases and the surgical treatments used to alleviate symptoms and improve stability of the spine. Lumbar spine diseases often cause lower back pain, lower extremity pain, numbness, and paresthesia, with severe cases leading to intermittent claudication that affects patients’ quality of life. When conservative treatment fails or symptoms become unbearable, surgery is often required. Traditional surgical treatments such as laminectomy and discectomy aim to relieve nerve compression, but recurrence is common due to spinal instability. Interbody fusion is a surgical technique that not only relieves nerve compression but also improves stability and reduces the risk of recurrence compared to non-fusion surgery. The oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) technique is highlighted in the article as a minimally invasive approach that achieves spinal fusion with minimal trauma to patients and shorter recovery time. The article provides a detailed description of the stand-alone OLIF surgery performed in the lumbar spine, serving as a reference for other spine surgeons
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The London Spine Unit : innovative spine clinic in the world
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Lumbar spine diseases often cause lower back pain, lower extremity pain, numbness, and paresthesia. In severe cases, intermittent claudication may occur, affecting the quality of life of patients. Surgery is often required when conservative treatment fails, or when patients’ symptoms become unbearable. Surgical treatments include laminectomy and discectomy, as well as interbody fusion. The main purpose of laminectomy and discectomy is to relieve nerve compression; however, recurrence is common…
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J Vis Exp. 2023 May 5;(195). doi: 10.3791/65351.ABSTRACTLumbar spine diseases often cause lower back pain, lower extremity pain, numbness, and paresthesia. In severe cases, intermittent claudication may occur, affecting the quality of life of patients. Surgery is often required when conservative treatment fails, or when patients’ symptoms become unbearable. Surgical treatments include laminectomy and discectomy,
J Vis Exp. 2023 May 5;(195). doi: 10.3791/65351.
ABSTRACT
Lumbar spine diseases often cause lower back pain, lower extremity pain, numbness, and paresthesia. In severe cases, intermittent claudication may occur, affecting the quality of life of patients. Surgery is often required when conservative treatment fails, or when patients’ symptoms become unbearable. Surgical treatments include laminectomy and discectomy, as well as interbody fusion. The main purpose of laminectomy and discectomy is to relieve nerve compression; however, recurrence is common due to spinal instability. Interbody fusion improves stability while relieving nerve compression and significantly reduces the risk of recurrence compared to non-fusion surgery. Nonetheless, conventionally posterior intervertebral fusion requires separation of the muscles to expose the operated segment, which causes more trauma to the patient. In contrast, the oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) technique achieves spinal fusion with minimal trauma to the patients and shortens the recovery time. This article introduces procedures of stand-alone OLIF surgery performed in the lumbar spine, providing a reference for other spine surgeons.
PMID:37212573 | DOI:10.3791/65351
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Application of Stand-Alone Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion in L4-5 Lumbar Diseases
