Cage migration in multilevel stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion: incidence and clinical correlations
The difference in the incidence of LCM between the stand-alone cohort and the posterior instrumentation cohort was not statistically significant. Although posterior instrumentation has traditionally been used to enhance construct stability, multilevel stand-alone LLIF can be a safe procedure. Prospective study designs are warranted to validate these findings and elucidate factors contributing to cage migration in multilevel stand-alone LLIF versus LLIF with posterior pedicle screw instrumentation procedures.
Authors
- Nafis B. Eghrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8595-3342)
- Juan Pablo Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-8944)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-6578)
- Katriel E. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-4470)
- Joseph M. Abbatematteo
- Jonathan J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-5206)
- Jay D. Turner
- Gabriella P. Williams
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.7.spine24939
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00