anterior interbody fusion

anterior interbody fusion
spinal fusion using an anterior approach, with immobilization by bone grafts on the anterior and lateral surfaces, used in the cervical region to treat degenerative disk disease and herniated nucleus pulposus, and in the lumbar region primarily for patients in whom other types of fusion have failed.

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