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This eliminates the associated morbidity, though subsidence rates may be elevated, potentially minimizing the clinical benefits.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n A fixation algorithm was developed after evaluation of patient outcomes from the surgeon\u2019s first 30 cases. This algorithm was used prospectively for 40 subsequent patients to determine the requirement for supplemental fixation. Preoperative, postoperative, and 12-month follow-up computed tomography scans were measured for segmental and global lumbar lordosis and posterior disk height. Clinical outcome measures included back and leg pain (visual analogue scale), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and SF-36 physical and mental component scores (PCS and MCS).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Preoperatively to 12-month follow-up there were increases in segmental lordosis (7.9\u20139.4 degrees, P<\/jats:italic>=0.0497), lumbar lordosis (48.8\u201355.2 degrees, P<\/jats:italic>=0.0328), and disk height (3.7\u20135.5 mm, P<\/jats:italic>=0.0018); there were also improvements in back (58.6%) and leg pain (60.0%), ODI (44.4%), PCS (56.7%), and MCS (16.1%) for stand-alone XLIF. For instrumented XLIF, segmental lordosis (7.6\u201310.5 degrees, P<\/jats:italic>=0.0120) and disk height (3.5\u20135.6 mm, P<\/jats:italic><0.001) increased, while lumbar lordosis decreased (51.1\u201345.8 degrees, P<\/jats:italic>=0.2560). Back (49.8%) and leg pain (30.8%), ODI (32.3%), PCS (37.4%), and MCS (2.0%) were all improved. Subsidence occurred in 3 (7.5%) stand-alone patients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n The XLIF treatment fixation algorithm provided a clinical pathway to select suitable patients for stand-alone XLIF. 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