Incidence and risk factors of lumbar plexus injury in patients undergoing oblique lumbar interbody fusion surgery.

Yachong HuoWenyuan DingSamuel RuddDalong YangLei MaRuoyu ZhaoSidong Yang

Published in: 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 (2022)

Narrow OLIF channel space and the anterior edge of left psoas major muscle overpassing the anterior edge of surgical IVD are significant risk factors of OLIF surgery-related LPI. Surgeons should use preoperative imaging to adequately assess these risk factors to reduce the occurrence of LPI.

Keyphrases

risk factors
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
high resolution
risk assessment
skeletal muscle
quality improvement
ultrasound guided
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy