Published Studies

ALTERA®

Massie et al. 2018

Assessment of radiographic and clinical outcomes of an articulating expandable interbody cage in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for spondylolisthesis

Neurosurg Focus 44 (1):E8, 2018   |   View Abstract

Hawasli et al. 2017

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters

Neurosurg Focus 43 (2):E10, 2017   |   View Abstract

CALIBER®

Kim et al. 2016

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using expandable technology: a clinical and radiographic analysis of 50 patients

World Neurosurg 90:228–235, 2016

CALIBER®-L

Frisch et al. 2018

Clinical and radiographic analysis of expandable versus static lateral lumbar interbody fusion devices with two-year follow-up

J Spine Surg 4(1):62–71, 2018   |   View Abstract   |   Download Study

ELSA®

Brady et al. 2019

A novel lateral titanium expandable interbody spacer with integrated plate restores anterior and posterior disc height and intervertebral lordosis

J Spine S8:002, 2019   |   Download Study

RISE®

Gentry et al. 2019

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable interbody device provides indirect decompression through significant disc height restoration

J of Spine 8(4):440, 2019

RISE®-L

Li et al. 2020

Adjustable lordotic expandable spacers: how do they compare to traditional static spacers in lateral lumbar interbody fusion?

J of Spine, Oct 6, 2020, Online ahead of print  |   Download Study

Li et al. 2020

Comparative effectiveness of laterally placed expandable versus static interbody spacers: a 1-year follow-up radiographic and clinical outcomes study

Asian Spine J, June 12, 2020, Online ahead of print

Li et al. 2020

Comparative effectiveness of adjustable lordotic expandable versus static lateral lumbar interbody fusion devices: one year clinical and radiographic outcomes

Open Orthop J, May 21, 2020, Online ahead of print

Frisch et al. 2019

Static versus expandable interbody spacers: final 2-year clinical and radiographic results

J Clin Neurol Neurosurg Spine, 2019; 4(1): 1018   |   Download Study

Huang et al. 2019

Laterally placed expandable interbody spacers improve radiographic and clinical outcomes: a 1-year follow-up study

Interdiscip Neurosurg, Dec 04, 2019, Online ahead of print   |   Download Study

Li et al. 2019

Comparative effectiveness of expandable versus static interbody spacers via MIS LLIF: a 2-year radiographic and clinical outcomes study

Global Spine J, 2019, Online ahead of print   |   Download Study

Li et al. 2019

Expandable titanium interbody spacer via lateral approach improves radiographic and clinical outcomes: a 2-year follow-up study

J Spine 8: 439, 2019   |   Download Study

Li et al. 2019

Laterally placed expandable interbody spacers with adjustable lordosis improve radiographic and clinical outcomes

J Spine S8:001, 2019   |   Download Study

Frisch et al. 2017

Static versus expandable interbody spacers: preliminary 1-year clinical and radiographic results

J Clin Neurol Neurosurg Spine 1(1):113, 2017   |   View abstract   |   Download Study

Case Studies

Anterior-To-Psoas Lumbar Interbody Fusion with
ELSA®‑ATP Expandable
Lumbar Interbody Spacer

Alexander E. Ropper, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

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PREOPERATIVE AP
RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE LATERAL
RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE
SAGITTAL MRI

PREOPERATIVE
L4-L5 AXIAL MRI

Transpsoas  Two Level Lateral Interbody Fusion with RISE®-L Expandable Lumbar Interbody Spacer

Michael Gallizzi, MD, MS
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon
Cornerstone Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Denver, CO

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PREOPERATIVE AP
RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE LATERAL
RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE L2-L3 AXIAL MRI &
PREOPERATIVE L3-L4 AXIAL MRI

Transpsoas Lateral Interbody Fusion with RISE®-L Expandable Spacer

Michael Gallizzi, MD, MS
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon
Cornerstone Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Denver, CO

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PREOPERATIVE AP
RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE LATERAL
RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE L2-L3
AXIAL MRI

Treating L3-L4 Lateral Listhesis and L4-L5 Grade 1 Spondy
with Expandable Interbody Spacers

Choll Kim, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA

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PREOPERATIVE LATERAL RADIOGRAPH

L3-L4 Lateral Listhesis and 13° Spondylolisthesis

PREOPERATIVE LATERAL MRI

POSTOPERATIVE LATERAL RADIOGRAPH

Spondylolisthesis fully corrected and 44° of Lumbar Lordosis

Mini-Open TLIF at L4-L5 with RISE® Expandable Lumbar
Interbody Spacer

Gaurav Jain, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

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PREOPERATIVE LATERAL RADIOGRAPH

PREOPERATIVE AXIAL MRI

PREOPERATIVE LATERAL MRI

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