2023年5月22日 · XLIF, or Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat spinal conditions in the lower back. It involves accessing the spine through a small incision made on the side of the patient, avoiding disruption to back muscles.

A small incision (cut) is made in the flank (low back region of the trunk). The surgeon uses his or her finger to push away the peritoneum (sac covering the abdominal organs) from the abdominal wall. A tube-like instrument called a dilator is inserted into the …

The eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) technique is a minimally disruptive surgical procedure performed through the side of the body. It is designed to treat a range of spinal pathologies.

Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is a minimally invasive procedure performed through the side of the body to treat spinal disorders and reduce long-term back or leg pain that has not responded to other treatments, such as steroid injections, physical therapy and pain medication.

An incision is made though the skin down to your abdominal muscles. This incision may be directly over the level of your spine, which needs to be fused. The surgery is then accomplished by splitting the abdominal muscles in line with their fibers. The abdominal contents within the peritoneum and psoas muscle over the vertebra are then palpated.

2024年11月7日 · Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a minimally invasive surgery that helps treat low back pain by removing a damaged spinal disc and fusing the pain-generating spinal segment (the two vertebrae above and below the disc space).

XLIF (extreme lateral interbody fusion) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that fuses two levels of the spine using an approach from the side of the lower back. The surgery typically involves the removal of the spinal disc and placement …

2021年2月16日 · Extreme lateral interbody fusion, or XLIF, is an approach to lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Unlike traditional spinal fusion, which involves a large incision and requires slicing through the back muscles, the XLIF procedure is minimally-invasive. In XLIF, no spinal bones or ligaments need to be extracted.

An eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) is a surgical procedure where Dr. Baker will remove one or more of the fibrous discs that sit between the bones that make up your spine (aka your vertebrae) through an incision on your side.

XLIF or Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion surgery is a type of spinal fusion performed by which the surgeon accesses the intervertebral disc space from the side, lateral approach. This is in contrast to the more conventional anterior (from the front), and …