Research Article

[Retracted] Introducing V-Line as a New Strategy to Choose Surgical Corridor in Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion at the L5-S1 Segment

Table 1

Univariate analysis of risk factors for V-line (+) during OLIF51.

Risk factorsPatients with V-line (+), Patients with V-line (-),

Sex
 Female14301.6720.196
 Male2227
 Age-0.7640.447
 L5-S1 disk AP diameter-0.2290.820
 L5-S1 disk left-right diameter-1.5640.121
 Tilt angle of surgical corridor3.5950.001
 Sacral slope3.2690.002
 Low iliac crest#22215.2280.022
 High iliac crest1436
The left iliac vein position (VP)
 Medial22344.570<0.001
 Intermediate1320
 Lateral134
The iliocaval junction position (JP)
 Very high83123.263<0.001
 High1622
 Low03
 Very low121

, #subjects were divided into low iliac crest group and high iliac crest group according to the average value of the tilt angle of surgical corridor.