XLIF® Procedure- Minimally Disruptive Procedure for Spine Surgery

Video of an XLIF procedure. The procedure, called XLIF® (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion), involves a lateral, or side, approach to spine surgery, rather than from the back or front. This approach provides direct access to the disc space, allowing for complete disc removal and implant insertion. When compared to traditional spine procedures which approach patients from the back and take many hours to complete, the XLIF® procedure may be successfully completed in as little as one hour, reducing the patient's amount of anesthesia time. Because the procedure does not require entry through the sensitive back muscles, bones or ligaments, many patients walk the same day after surgery. This is a replay of a live webcast originally aired on 5/14/08.

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• XLIF
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• spine surgery
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• lateral spine surgery
• spine disc removal
• spinal disc implant
• Juan Uribe
• Tampa General Hospital
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