Neurological Complications after Lateral Transpsoas Approach to Anterior Interbody Fusion with a Novel Flat-Blade Spine-Fixed Retractor

Table 3

Lateral and posterior levels treated.

	Lateral levels treated	Number of patients, lateral	Number of patients with neurological complication
One	L1-L2	3	0
	L2-L3	19	0
	L3-L4	52	0
	L4-L5	85	2
	L5-S1	1	0
Two	T12–L2	1	0
	L1–L3	4	0
	L2–L4	17	0
	L3–L5	34	1
	L4–S1	3	0
Three	L1–L4	1	0
	L2–L5	25	2
	L3–S1	1	0
Four	L1–L5	1	0
	L2–S1	6	0

At final postoperative visit (average follow-up of 13.2 months).