Study Design. Retrospective Cohort Study Objective. This study compares reoperation rates
and complications following single-level ALIF/LLIF and TLIF/PLIF. Summary of Background …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar interbody instrumentation techniques are common and
effective surgical options for a variety of lumbar degenerative pathologies. Anterior lumbar …

Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives With steadily increasing
implementation of far lateral approaches in spine surgery, surgeons can utilize the …

Study Design Prospective cohort study comparing evaluations of single-level anterior
lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) versus anteroposterior lumbar fusion (APLF). Objective To …

Purpose Anterior (ALIF) and transforaminal (TLIF) lumbar interbody fusion have shown
similar clinical outcomes at short-and medium-term follow-ups. Possible advantages of ALIF …

Purpose The rate of elective lumbar fusion has continued to increase over the past two
decades. However, there remains to be a consensus on the optimal fusion technique. This …

METHODS: Adult patients who underwent primary ALIF for lumbar degenerative pathology
between levels L4-S1 over a 12-year period were included. Cases of trauma, cancer …

Background Degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine are often treated with posterior
interbody fusion surgery (posterior lumbar interbody fusion [PLIF]) for spinal instability or …

Objective: The use of stand-alone 2-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for
degenerative lumbar disease has been increasing as an alternative to routinely augmenting …

OBJECTIVE Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and lateral lumbar interbody fusion
(LLIF) are alternative and less invasive techniques to stabilize the spine and indirectly …