Retrospective analysis of medium-term outcomes following anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery performed in a tertiary spinal surgical centre

CONCLUSIONS: Our 90-day complication rate of 10% lies within the 2.6% acute complication and 40% overall complications rates described in previous literature. The risk of vascular/visceral injury is significant (3%) and we recommend that ALIF be performed as a dual surgeon procedure with a vascular-trained access surgeon accompanying the spinal surgeon. ALIF is a valid revision surgical option for failed posterior approaches leading to complications such as pseudoarthrosis. In our sample, 89% of patients were managed with posterior fixation to augment the anterior fusion as, biomechanically, this is a proven construct.PMID:38478070 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2023.0082

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - March 13, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: T Srirangarajan K Eseonu B Fakouri P Liantis P Panteliadis J Lucas T Ember M Harris M Tyrrell B Sandford J R Panchmatia Source Type: research