Xlif Surgery. Once the disc is located the surgeon will mark the skin with a marker directly above the disc. What happens during xlif surgery.
The xlif extreme lateral interbody fusion is an approach to spinal fusion in which the surgeon accesses the intervertebral disc space and fuses the lumbar spine low back using a surgical approach from the side lateral rather than from the front anterior or the back posterior. First the patient will be positioned lying on his or her side. The xlif procedure is one approach to treating conditions such as disc degeneration spondyloisthesis and degenerative scoliosis.
Once the disc is located the surgeon will mark the skin with a marker directly above the disc.
There are a series of steps performed to complete an xlif spinal fusion. When performing xlif back surgery your surgeon will approach your spine from the side of your body. Then the surgeon will use x rays to locate the disc that will be removed. First the patient will be positioned lying on his or her side.
