Minimally invasive surgery: lateral approach interbody fusion: results and review.

Study Design: A retrospective review of patients treated at 2 institutions with anterior lumbar interbody fusion using a minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal approach, and review of literature.

Objective: To analyze the outcomes from historical literature and from a retrospectively compiled database of patients having undergone anterior interbody fusions performed through a lateral approach.

Summary Of Background Data: A paucity of published literature exists describing outcomes following lateral approach fusion surgery.