Open AccessOne surgeon’s learning curve with single position lateral lumbar interbody fusion: perioperative outcomes and complications
Author(s) -
Shay Warren,
Harsh Wadhwa,
Jayme Koltsov,
John B. Michaud,
Ivan Cheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss-21-13
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , lumbar , retrospective cohort study , spinal fusion
Single position (SP) lateral transpsoas lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior pedicle screw fixation (PPSF) reduces operative time compared to dual positioning. However, the learning curve has not yet been described. The purpose of this study was to define the learning curve SP LLIF with PPSF.