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About eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)
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In an XLIF procedure, the spine is approached from the side of the body. The patient is positioned on the surgical table on his side. Two small incisions are made: one directly over the side of the waist (through which most of the procedure is performed), and the other slightly behind the first, toward the back muscles (through which the surgeon’s finger safely guides the approach).
Until now, widespread acceptance of minimally invasive techniques has evaded spine surgery. The primary reason for this was the inherent difficulty introducing new technologies while attempting to achieve the same surgical objectives as conventional surgery. The XLIF surgical technique is different, however, because it incorporates two systems developed by NuVasive®: the MaXcess® System and the NeuroVision® JJB System. NuVasive has also developed other products to support the XLIF procedure, such as the XLP® Lateral Plate, the SpheRx® DBR® II System, and the CoRoent® XL device.
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