Direct lateral interbody fusion in patients requiring surgery for spinal instability a review of the comparative clinical and cost-effectiveness, and guidelines
The purpose of this report is to retrieve and review the existing evidence of clinical effectiveness, and safety of direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF) in patients requiring surgery for spinal instability. In addition this report aims to examine the available evidence for comparative clinical eff...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Ottawa]
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
25 June 2015, 2015
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| Series: | Rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The purpose of this report is to retrieve and review the existing evidence of clinical effectiveness, and safety of direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF) in patients requiring surgery for spinal instability. In addition this report aims to examine the available evidence for comparative clinical effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of DLIF as compared to other surgical lumbar fusion techniques in single and multiple transpsoas fusions for the treatment of spinal instability. Finally this report aims to retrieve and review available guidelines on performing DLIF in patients requiring surgery for spinal instability |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF caption title |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (58 pages) illustrations |