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Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)

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Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has been majorly considered as one of the surgical modalities of degenerative lumbar disc diseases [1–6]. Anterior access of the lumbar spine provides wide exposure of the entire disc space, which allows to evacuate all pathological disc material. The use of a larger cage is possible to enhance fusion success and restore disc height successfully.

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  1. The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Kyeong-Sik Ryu

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea (Republic of)

    Yong Ahn

  2. Park Medical Center, Pyeongtaek-si, Kyonggi-do, Korea (Republic of)

    Jin-Kyu Park

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Chun-Kun Park

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Ryu, KS. (2023). Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF). In: Ahn, Y., Park, JK., Park, CK. (eds) Core Techniques of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9849-2_22

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