Lumbar Spine Surgery Anterior Interbody Fusion with bone + plate neurosurgical 3D animations. Illustrates the surgical technique for performing an anterior lumbar interbody fusion. This procedure is used to remove an intervertebral disc that is causing uncontrollable pain or is compressing the adjacent spinal cord or nerve roots. A bone strut is used to replace the excised disc and maintain correct alignment. An anterior plate is used to ensure stability while fusion occurs. There are many different techniques to achieve the same end result, a pain-free, stable, anatomically positioned bony fusion. However, the neurosurgical 3D animations here is common to all anterior lumbar interbody fusions. Also shown is the removal of the intervertebral disc, the bone insertion, anterior plate fixation, x-ray position checks and finally wound closure.
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