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
10-Year trend of lateral lumbar interbody fusion and the impact of 3D-printed titanium in a high-volume academic center.
Marco D Burkhard, Ali E Guven, Anna-Maria Mielke, Paul Köhli, Jan Hambrecht, Torben Stepan, Bruno Verna, Erika Chiapparelli, Jennifer Shue, Federico P Girardi, Frank P Cammisa, Andrew A Sama, Alexander P Hughes
Published: 202510.1007/s00586-025-09651-w
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate utilization trends of standalone (SA) lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) and circumferential (360) LLIF after the transition from polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to 3D-printed titanium (3DTi) at a high-vo…
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