ArticleGlobal spine journal2023
Subsidence of Interbody Cage Following Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion: An Analysis and Potential Risk Factors.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- Defining cage subsidence in anterior, oblique, and lateral lumbar spine fusion approaches: a systematic review of the literature.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- 3D-printed porous titanium versus polyetheretherketone cages in lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of subsidence.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- OLIF versus ALIF: Which is the better surgical approach for degenerative lumbar disease? A systematic review.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 · 2023Pooled it
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- Impact of Expandable versus Static Interbody Cages on Subsidence and Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global spine journal · 2026Review
- Identifying an X-Ray Threshold for Cage Subsidence After Single-Level Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Diagnostic Threshold Study Using Intraoperative CT as the Reference Standard.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The iLLIF score: a predictive success scoring system for indirect decompression in lateral lumbar interbody fusion.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 · 2026Article
- Quantitative CT-Derived Volumetric Bone Mineral Density Threshold for Predicting Cage Subsidence After Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Article
- Impact of endplate-graft geometric matching on cage subsidence following stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a finite element analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
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- Postoperative bone loss after posterior lumbar interbody fusion is a risk factor of cage subsidence independently of preoperative CT-derived attenuation: a retrospective study based on hounsfield unit.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration is associated with nonunion and cage subsidence after anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion: a level-specific analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Review of Synthetic Bone Grafts in Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Retrospective Analysis of Imaging Influencing Factors and Early Stability of Cage Subsidence After Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Global research landscape and citation dynamics of oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF): A bibliometric analysis of the 100 most influential articles.Brain & spine · 2026Review
- Oblique lateral interbody fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level lumbar adjacent segment disease: a retrospective comparative study of clinical and radiographic outcomes.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Multifidus Muscle Atrophy Predicts Spinal Cage Subsidence After Lumbar Fusion.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia as a predictor of cage subsidence following stand-alone oblique lumbar interbody fusion in non-osteoporotic patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- A finite element-based comparative dynamic biomechanical study of a novel oblique lateral locking plate system (OLLPS) versus traditional internal fixations for oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) under whole-body vibration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Predictors of Cage Subsidence After Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort study.
objectivesThis study aimed to report the incidence and potential risk factors of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage subsidence following oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) for lumbar degenerative diseases. We proposed also an algorithm to minimize subsidence following OLIF surgery.
methodsThe study included a retrospective cohort of 107 consecutive patients (48 men and 59 women; mean age, 67.4 years) who had received either single- or multi-level OLIF between 2012 and 2019. Patients were classified into subsidence and non-subsidence groups. PEEK cage subsidence was defined as any violation of either endplate from the computed tomography scan in both sagittal and coronal views. Preoperative variables such as age, sex, body mass index, bone mineral density (BMD) measured by preoperative dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, smoking status, corticosteroid use, diagnosis, operative level, multifidus muscle cross-sectional area, and multifidus muscle fatty degeneration were collected. Age-related variables (height and length) were also documented. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the risk factors of subsidence.
resultsOf the 107 patients (137 levels), 50 (46.7%) met the subsidence criteria. Higher PEEK cage height had the strongest association with subsidence (OR = 9.59,
conclusionsRisk factors for subsidence in OLIF were age >60 years, BMD < -2.5, higher cage height, and severe multifidus muscle fatty degeneration. Patients who had subsidence had worse early (3 months) postoperative back and leg pain.
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