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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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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