CURRENT ROLE OF ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION IN LUMBAR SPINE DISORDERS

Mark R. McLaughlin; Regis W. Haid Jr; Gerald E. Rodts Jr; Jay S. Miller

doi:10.1055/s-2000-13230

Seminars in Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

Seminars in Neurosurgery 2000; 11(2): 221-230
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-13230

CURRENT ROLE OF ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION IN LUMBAR SPINE DISORDERS

Mark R. McLaughlin¹ , Regis W. Haid² Jr. , Gerald E. Rodts² Jr. , Jay S. Miller²

¹Neurosurgical and Neurological Group, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts
²Emory University Department of Neurosurgery and General Surgery and Crawford W. Long Hospital of Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The number of patients with degenerative disease of the lumbar spine being treated with interbody fusion has increased dramatically over that last decade. A posterior exposure has been the primary approach of choice for neurosurgeons in the past, but, with the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, anterior techniques have become more popular. Although there are risks associated with the anterior technique, the advantages of this method over posterior lumbar interbody fusion are considerable. This article reviews the ``mini'' open anterior lumbar interbody fusion and emphasizes important lessons we have learned through our experience with our last sixty cases.

KEYWORD

Minimally invasive surgery - spinal fusion - threaded interbody fusion cages - lumbar spine

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