Many Intraoperative Monitoring Modalities Have Been Developed To Limit Injury During Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF/MIS XLIF): Does That Mean XLIF/MIS XLIF Are Unsafe?

Conclusion: Multiple studies have offered different IONM techniques to avert neurological injuries following MIS XLIF/XLIF. Does this mean that these procedures (e.g. XLIF/MIS XLIF) are unsafe? PMID: 31893134 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31893134?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - January 2, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research