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Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)

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Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a method of achieving intersegmental arthrodesis that is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic degenerative disease [1, 2]. While ALIF has use for indications involving multiple levels and complex combinations of anterior and posterior instrumentation, fusions for degenerative and deformity cases, spondylolisthesis [3, 4], and failed posterior surgery with pseudoarthroses, a common indication remains the treatment of symptomatic degenerative disc disease. The symptomatic degenerative disc often presents with aching low back pain that radiates into the buttocks and sacroiliac areas.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California-San Francisco, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Henry E. Aryan

  2. Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center, 93720, Fresno, CA, USA

    Henry E. Aryan

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Sigurd H. Berven MD (Associate Professor in Residence)

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Christopher P. Ames MD (Associate Professor)

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Aryan, H.E., Berven, S.H., Ames, C.P. (2009). Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF). In: Ozgur, B., Benzel, E., Garfin, S. (eds) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89831-5_17

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