Several patients may need fusion surgery to treat various spinal issues. OLIF is one of the most innovative techniques and is evolving rapidly. This article contains information about OLIF surgery in Mumbai.
What is OLIF surgery?
OLIF (oblique lateral interbody fusion) is a surgical method used to treat spinal issues that lowers the muscle’s incisions and needs only one port to have access to your disc space, fills it with bone material, and then fuses the lumbar spine bones.
This is a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) method. In this, a surgeon uses a passage between the peritoneum and psoas muscle to access your spine. The psoas muscles connect your lower spine to the buttocks and enable flexibility and movement of the hips, legs, pelvis, and back. The peritoneum is a clear, thin membrane that channels the abdominal cavity.
OLIF is performed by expanding a plane through your oblique muscles and preventing back muscle damage. It also helps in achieving:
- Better outcomes
- Shorter healing duration
- Less scar tissue
- Less blood loss