Subsidence following anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF): a prospective study
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Subsidence following anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF): a prospective study.
BACKGROUND Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a widely used surgical technique for disorders of the lumbar spine. One potential complication is the subsidence of disc height in the post-operative period. Few studies have reported the rate of subsidence in ALIF surgery prospectively. We prospectively evaluated the rate of subsidence in adult patients undergoing ALIF. METHODS Results we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Spine Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2414-469X,2414-4630
DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.05.03