Abstract:Introduction Up to now, there were few studies on extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) surgery for lumbar spondylodiscitis. This study was aimed to evaluate clinical effectiveness and provide more information for XLIF in the treatment of lumbar spondylodiscitis. Methods We retrospectively collected cases of XLIF for the treatment of lumbar spondylodiscitis from September 2017 to February 2020. There were 8 cases of non-specific infection of lumbar spine, 4 cases of lumbar tuberculosis, and 1 case of lumbar … Show more
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