Indirect Decompression Failure After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion-Reported Failures and Predictive Factors: Systematic Review.
Sertac KirnazRodrigo Navarro-RamirezJiaao GuChristoph WipplingerIbrahim HussainJoshua AdjeiEliana KimFranziska Anna SchmidtTaylor WongRobert Nick HernandezRoger HärtlPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
Failures of decompression via LLIF are inconsistently reported and the incidence is approximately 9%. IDF failure in LLIF may be underreported or misinterpreted as a complication. We propose to include the term "IDF" as described in this article to differentiate them from complications for future studies. A better understanding of why IDF occurs will allow surgeons to better plan surgical intervention and will avoid revision surgery.