Research Article

Neurological Complications after Lateral Transpsoas Approach to Anterior Interbody Fusion with a Novel Flat-Blade Spine-Fixed Retractor

Table 2

Operative data.

Lateral and posterior same-day ()

LOS (days)2.36 (range: 1–10)
Surgery time (min)150.0 ± 56.2 (range: 58.0–360.0)
EBL (cc)87 (range: 10–700)

Lateral and posterior staged ()

LOS (days)7.41 (range: 3–15)
Surgery time (min)453.2 ± 85.0 (range: 299.0–582.0)
EBL (cc)262 (range: 50–1350)

Lateral stand-alone ()

LOS (days)3.88 (range: 1–13)
Surgery time (min)122.2 ± 38.9 (range: 77.0–216.0)
EBL (cc)55.2 (range: 15–300)