Percutaneous lateral approach to L1 to L4-5. A, Patient positioning and placement of Kirschner wires. B, Fluoroscopic image showing wire placement.(Redrawn from Ozgur BM, Aryan JE, Pimenta L, Taylor WR: Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF): a novel surgical technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion, Spine J 6:435, 2006.) SEE TECHNIQUE 37.17