HISTORY2006
The Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS®) was founded
2008
The first SOLAS Annual Research Meeting was held in San Diego
The XLIF® Book was published— featuring 22 chapters by 43 authors
2009
The first prospective randomized XLIF study was initiated (XLIF vs MAS® TLIF)
2010
SOLAS members collaborated on the Focus Issue on Minimally Invasive Techniques published in Spine
2011
The SOLAS Data Registry was launched
The first regional and international SOLAS meetings were held in New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro, and Milan
2012
SOLAS BOD expanded to broaden Committee leadership
2013
The second edition of the XLIF textbook was published—featuring 33 chapters by 74 authors
SOLAS celebrated 10 years of XLIF
2014
The first SOLAS EMEA Regional Research Meeting was held in Desenzano del Garda, Italy
2015
SOLAS introduced new global structure and was established as an independent non-profit organization
2017
Thomas A Purcell, CAE, hired as Executive Director.
2018
SOLAS introduced their new logo and website |
