Background Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a surgical technique used to treat
patients with a variety of lumbar pathologies. Identification of risk factors leading to …

Objective Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a common procedure used to treat
various lumbar degenerative pathologies. The purpose of this study is to describe 30-day …

Background Anterior lumbar-interbody fusion (ALIF) is a commonly performed procedure for
degenerative spinal disorders with reasonable clinical and safety outcomes, although there …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT As more patients undergo anterior lumbar interbody
fusion (ALIF) procedures and more devices are created for that purpose, it is important to …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of the study was to
determine rates of medical and surgical postoperative complications following anterior …

Background Comparative effectiveness research has a vital role in health reform and
policies. Specialty training is one of these provider-side variables, and surgeons performing …

Study Design: The authors retrospectively reviewed a consecutive series of 231 patients
with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Objective: To determine the correlations among …

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) represents a common interbody fusion technique
and is advantageous given reduced risk of damage to the paraspinal muscles, posterior …

Background Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a commonly performed surgical
procedure for the management of degenerative lumbar spine pathologic entities. Despite an …

OBJECTIVE While the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) procedure may be amenable
to ambulatory surgery, it has been hypothesized that limitations such as the risk of …