Technical and Conceptual Review on the L5-S1 Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery (OLIF51)

Sumihisa Orita; Yasuhiro Shiga; Kazuhide Inage; Yawara Eguchi; Satoshi Maki; Takeo Furuya; Yasuchika Aoki; Masahiro Inoue; Richard A Hynes; Masao Koda; Hiroshi Takahashi; Tsutomu Akazawa; Junichi Nakamura; Shigeo Hagiwara; Gen Inoue; Masayuki Miyagi; Shunsuke Fujibayashi; Takahiro Iida; Yoshihisa Kotani; Masato Tanaka; Takao Nakajima; Seiji Ohtori

doi:10.22603/ssrr.2020-0086

Technical and Conceptual Review on the L5-S1 Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery (OLIF51)

Spine Surg Relat Res. 2020 Jun 18;5(1):1-9. doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2020-0086. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Sumihisa Orita^{1

2

3}, Yasuhiro Shiga², Kazuhide Inage², Yawara Eguchi², Satoshi Maki^{1

2}, Takeo Furuya², Yasuchika Aoki⁴, Masahiro Inoue⁴, Richard A Hynes⁵, Masao Koda⁶, Hiroshi Takahashi⁶, Tsutomu Akazawa⁷, Junichi Nakamura², Shigeo Hagiwara², Gen Inoue⁸, Masayuki Miyagi⁸, Shunsuke Fujibayashi^{9

3}, Takahiro Iida^{10

3}, Yoshihisa Kotani^{11

3}, Masato Tanaka^{12

3}, Takao Nakajima¹³, Seiji Ohtori^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
³ Assessment Committee on OLIF51 of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR), Japan.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eastern Chiba Medical Center, Togane, Japan.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Back Center Back Pain Spine Surgery Melbourne Florida, FL, USA.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Japan.
⁷ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
⁸ Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan.
⁹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
¹⁰ First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Koshigaya, Japan.
¹¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Moriguchi, Japan.
¹² Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
¹³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Japan.

Abstract

Lumbar lateral interbody fusion (LLIF) has been gaining popularity among the spine surgeons dealing with degenerative spinal diseases while LLIF on L5-S1 is still challenging for its technical and anatomical difficulty. OLIF51 procedure achieves effective anterior interbody fusion based on less invasive anterior interbody fusion via bifurcation of great vessels using specially designed retractors. The technique also achieves seamless anterior interbody fusion when combined with OLIF25. A thorough understanding of the procedures and anatomical features is mandatory to avoid perioperative complications.

Keywords: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF); Minimally invasive surgery; Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF); complication; retrograde ejaculation; vascular injury.

Publication types

Review