Lumbar Interbody Fusions

Sunil V Manjila is Staff Neurosurgeon at McLaren Bay Region Hospital, Bay City, MI, USA.

• Section 1: Lumbar Interbody Fusions - A Primer General Indications and Contraindications, 1Complications and Avoidance in Lumbar Interbody Fusions, 13Section 2: Anatomy and Intraoperative Imaging for Lumbar Interbody FusionRelevant Surgical Anatomy of the Dorsal Lumbar Spine, 19Relevant Surgical Anatomy of the Lateral and Anterior Lumbar Spine, 27Intraoperative Image-Guided Navigation for Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 37Section 3: Techniques, Pearls, andComplication Avoidance in Lumbar Interbody FusionsMini-open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF), 43Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF), 51 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF), 59Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MITLIF), 63Minimally Invasive Midline Lumbar Fusion (MIDLIF), 77Lateral Transpsoas Approach to Interbody Fusion, 87Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion, 99Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion at L5-S1, 111Interlaminar Lumbar Instrumented Fusions (ILIF), 121Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 129Section 4: Adjunct Instrumentation in Lumbar Interbody FusionInterbody Implant Options in Interbody Fusion, 139Biologic Options in Interbody Fusion, 145Integrated Screw/Plate Interbody Fusion Devices, 151 viiSpinous Process Plates for Lumbar Fixation, 159Instrumentation for Stability After Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 169Section 5: Special ConsiderationsRevision Interbody Fusion, 181Interbody Fusion Strategies in Thoracic and Sacral Overlap Diseases, 189Evidence-Based Report on Interbody Fusions of the Lumbar Spine, 201

"This is an excellent review of all current instrumented approaches to the lumbar spine that use interbody cages."-Nauman Chaudhry, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) for Doody's Review Service