Lateral lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5 has a low rate of complications in appropriately selected patients when using a standardized surgical technique

• A. Buckland,
• N.V. Huynh,
• A.K. Calek,
• C. Menezes,
• I. Cheng,
• B. Kwon,
• T. Protopsaltis,
• B.A. Braly,
• J.A. Thomas

Affiliations

A. Buckland

Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine and Scoliosis Research Associates Australia, Melbourne, Australia

N.V. Huynh

Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine and Scoliosis Research Associates Australia, Melbourne, Australia

A.K. Calek

Orthopaedic Department, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich, Switzerland

C. Menezes

Orthopedics, Instituto Columna - Dr Cristiano Menezes, Brasília, Brazil

I. Cheng

Orthopedics, Texas Orthopedics, Austin, United States of America

B. Kwon

Orthopedics, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, United States of America

T. Protopsaltis

Orthopedic Surgery, New York University, New York, United States of America

B.A. Braly

Orthopedics, Spine Clinic Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, United States of America

J.A. Thomas

Spine, Atlantic Brain and Spine, Wilmington, United States of America