Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical efficacy of debridement and instrumented fusion through anterolateral approach at thelumbar triangle versus conventional posterior approach for lumbar brucellus spondylitis (LBS). [Methods] A retrospective study was conduct-ed on 102 patients who received surgical treatment for LBS in our hospital from January 2017 to October 2022. According to doctor-patientcommunication, 46 patients had operation performed through anterolateral approach at the lumbar triangle (the AL group), while other 56 cas-es were operated through conventional posterior approach (the CP group). The documents regarding to perioperative period, follow-up andimages were compared between the two groups. [Results] All patients in both groups successfully completed the operation. The AL groupproved significantly superior to the CP group in terms of operation time [(163.0±15.4) min vs (200.4±22.6) min, P<0.001], incision length[(13.0±1.5) cm vs (15.5±2.0) cm, P<0.001], intraoperative blood loss [(233.0±26.8) ml vs (350.2±30.7) ml, P<0.001], postoperative ambula-tion time [(3.0±0.5) days vs (4.0±0.8) days, P<0.001] and hospital stay [(8.6±2.0) days vs (12.5±2.2) days, P<0.001]. In addition, the formerresumed full weight-bearing activity significantly earlier than the latter [(96.2±7.3) days vs (100.0±10.5) days, P=0.041]. The VAS, ODI,JOA scores and ASIA grades in both groups were significantly improved over time (P<0.05), and the AL group was significantly better thanthe CP group in VAS scores 3 days postoperatively (P<0.05), as well as ODI and JOA scores 3 days after operation and at the latest follow-up(P<0.05). In terms of blood tests, the AL group had significantly lower CRP [(20.5±7.8) mg/L vs (24.8±8.0) mg/L, P=0.008] and ESR [(30.2±9.0) mm/h vs (34.5±10.2) mm/h, P=0.028] than the CP group 3 days postoperatively. [Conclusion] Compared with posterior surgery, the an-terolateral operation at the lumbar triangular for LBS with advantages of less trauma, earlier postoperative ambulation and better improve-ment of lumbar function, is a safe and feasible surgical technique.