ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021
Additional lateral plate fixation has no effect to prevent cage subsidence in oblique lumbar interbody fusion.
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- Differences in radiographic and clinical outcomes of different oblique lumbar interbody fusions for lumbar degenerative diseases: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Defining cage subsidence in anterior, oblique, and lateral lumbar spine fusion approaches: a systematic review of the literature.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
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- Does Anteroposterior Cage Position and Screw Orientation Influence Clinical/Radiographic Outcomes and Complications After Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Lateral Plate Fixation?Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of a novel L-shaped side-locking plate combined with OLIF: a finite element analysis considering 3 different bone densities.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of oblique lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screw fixation versus stress endplate augmentation and anterolateral screw fixation for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis in osteoporotic patients.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Role of Additional Screws and Rod Fixation in Cage Loading During Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion: A Finite Element Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Biomechanical insights into anterolateral vertebral screw fixation in osteoporotic spines: a comparative study of fixation methods and positions using porcine vertebrae.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Clinical, Radiographic and Fusion Comparison of Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLIF) stand-alone and OLIF with posterior pedicle screw fixation in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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- Biomechanical study of two-level oblique lumbar interbody fusion with different types of lateral instrumentation: a finite element analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) with Lateral Modular Plate Fixation: Preliminary Report on Clinical and Radiological Outcomes.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of a novel anatomical plate for oblique lumbar interbody fusion compared with various fixations: a finite element analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Biomechanical study of oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) augmented with different types of instrumentation: a finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Comparative Study of Cage Subsidence in Single-Level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Pearls and Pitfalls of Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Neurospine · 2022Article
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backgroundFor lumbar degenerative diseases, cage subsidence is a serious complication and can result in the failure of indirect decompression in the oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) procedure. Whether additional lateral plate fixation was effective to improve clinical outcomes and prevent cage subsidence was still unknown. This study aimed to compare the incidence and degree of cage subsidence between stand-alone oblique lumbar interbody fusion (SA-OLIF) and OLIF combined with lateral plate fixation (OLIF + LP) for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases and to evaluate the effect of the lateral plate fixation.
methodsThis was a retrospective comparative study. 20 patients with 21 levels underwent SA-OLIF and 21 patients with 26 levels underwent OLIF + LP. We compared clinical and radiographic outcomes between two groups. Clinical evaluation included Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for back pain and leg pain, Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Radiographical evaluation included disc height (DH), segmental lordosis angle (SL), and subsidence rate on standing lateral radiographs. Cage subsidence was classified using Marchi's criteria.
resultsThe mean follow-up duration was 6.3 ± 2.4 months. There were no significant differences among perioperative data (operation time, estimated intraoperative blood loss, and complication), clinical outcome (VAS, ODI, and JOA) and radiological outcome (SH and SL). The subsidence rate was 19.0% (4/21) in SA-OLIF group and 19.2% (5/26) in OLIF + LP group. 81.0% in SA-OLIF group and 80.8% in OLIF + LP group had Grade 0 subsidence, 14.3% in SA-OLIF group and 15.4% in OLIF + LP group had Grade I subsidence, and 4.8% in SA-OLIF group and 3.8% in OLIF + LP group had Grade II subsidence (P = 0.984). One patient with severe cage subsidence and lateral plate migration underwent revision surgery.
conclusionsThe additional lateral plate fixation does not appear to be more effective to prevent cage subsidence in the oblique lumbar interbody fusion, compared with stand-alone technique. If severe cage subsidence occurs, it may result in lateral plate migration in OLIF combined with lateral plate fixation.
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