Assertion: interbody fusion | /r/HasProperty | alif
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text: In an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), the surgeon approaches the lower back from the front through an incision in the abdomen.
text: The types of interbody fusion are: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) – the disc is accessed from an anterior abdominal incision Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) – the disc is accessed from a posterior incision Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) – the disc is accessed from a posterior incision on one side of the spine Transpsoas interbody fusion (DLIF or XLIF) – the disc is accessed from an incision through the psoas muscle on one side of the spine Oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion (OLLIF) – the disc is accessed from an incision through the psoas muscle obliquely