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Performing OLLIF Instead of TLIF Could Save $2.7B per
Year: 5 Key Notes
By Laura Dyrda
I
nspired Spine presented a study on the eco-
nomic performance of oblique lateral lum-
bar interbody fusion at the Spine Summit
2017 in Las Vegas.
e Congress of Neurological Surgeons spon-
sors the meeting, which includes spine indus-
try leaders and innovators. e study exam-
ined 124 surgeries, comparing OLLIF with
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. e
principle investigator was Hamid Abbasi, MD.
e researchers found:
1. OLLIF reported 56 percent reduction in
surgical time when compared with TLIF. e
OLLIF procedures were more than an hour
shorter than TLIF.
2. e shorter operative time also led to a
shorter hospital stay. TLIF patients stayed at
the hospital approximately two days longer
than the OLLIF patients.
3. Based on the U.S. Government Healthcare
Cost and Utilization Project average costs for
the procedure, OLLIF was able to provide
$9,500 savings per case when compared with
TLIF.
4. When taking the total U.S. spinal fusions
performed last year into consideration, per-
forming OLLIF instead of TLIF could save
around $2.7 billion per year.
5. Study authors concluded hospitals that
have bed constraints may become more effi-
cient by using the OLLIF procedure. n
