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ACDF Is a common spine surgery that has a long and studied record of positive outcomes. Performed from the front or anterior of the neck, ACDF aims to reduce neck pain by removing damaged discs and replacing them with fixation devices that help with the......
MASTLIF is a surgical technique that attempts to eliminate instability in the back and pain in the lower back and lower extremities. The procedure aims to decompress nerve roots and fuse one or two vertebrae together to reduce their motion through the replacement of the......
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion or ALIF is a procedure used to treat conditions such as advanced disc degeneration that results in mild spine Instability, or spine deformities such as curvature. The Four steps procedure aims to stabilize up to two vertebral bodies and stimulate them......
Patient Education XLIF: eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion...