The Feasibility of Anterior Spinal Access: The Vascular Corridor at the L5–S1 Level for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Conclusion. The ALIF at L5–S1 offers significant benefits to the patient. The surgeon should be aware of the dangers in an anterior access by looking at three crucial factors to determine whether the access is easy, advanced, or difficult. Patients with a difficult access should be attempted by experts, vascular access surgeons, or consider an alternative approach to L5–S1. Level of Evidence: 3
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: ANATOMY Source Type: research