• Orthopaedic surgery · Aug 2013

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    Indications for anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

    • Ralph J Mobbs, Aji Loganathan, Vivian Yeung, and Prashanth J Rao.
    • NeuroSpineClinic, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia. ralphmobbs@hotmail.com
    • Orthop Surg. 2013 Aug 1;5(3):153-63.

    AbstractAnterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has become a widely recognized surgical technique for degenerative pathology of the lumbar spine. Spinal fusion has evolved dramatically ever since the first successful internal fixation by Hadra in 1891 who used a posterior approach to wire adjacent cervical vertebrae in the treatment of fracture-dislocation. Advancements were made to reduce morbidity including bone grafting substitutes, metallic hardware instrumentation and improved surgical technique. The controversy regarding which surgical approach is best for treating various pathologies of the lumbar spine still exists. Despite being an established treatment modality, current indications of ALIF are yet to be clearly defined in the literature. This article discusses the current literature on indications on ALIF surgery.© 2013 Chinese Orthopaedic Association and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

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