Subsidence of Interbody Cage Following Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion: An Analysis and Potential Risk Factors.

Vit KotheeranurakKhanathip JitpakdeeGuang-Xun LinAkaworn MahatthanatrakulWeerasak Singhatanadgige Worawat LimthongkulWicharn YingsakmongkolJin-Sung Kim

Published in: Global spine journal (2021)

Risk 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.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
risk factors
chronic pain
body mass index
patients undergoing
pain management
skeletal muscle
neuropathic pain
early onset
finite element analysis
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
human health