Peter N Drossopoulos, Anas Bardeesi, Timothy Y Wang, Chuan-Ching Huang, Favour C Ononogbu-Uche, Khoi D Than, Clifford Crutcher, Gabriel Pokorny, Christopher I Shaffrey, John Pollina, William Taylor, Deb A Bhowmick, Luiz Pimenta, Muhammad M Abd-El-Barr
The Prone Transpsoas (PTP) approach to lumbar spine surgery, emerging as an evolution of lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF), offers significant advantages over traditional methods. PTP has demonstrated increased lumbar lordosis gains compared to LLIF, owing to the natural increase in lordosis afforded by prone positioning. Additionally, the prone position offers anatomical advantages, with shifts in the psoas muscle and lumbar plexus, reducing the likelihood of postoperative femoral plexopathy and moving critical peritoneal contents away from the approach...
February 16, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine