Applying the Mini-Open Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Self-Anchored Stand-Alone Polyetheretherketone Cage in Lumbar Revision Surgery

<div>(a) Only indirect decompression can be achieved in OLIF because of the limited operation angle and field. (b) A wider operation angle and space can be provided for direct decompression in ALLIF with the skin incision placed closer to the middle line of the abdomen.</div>

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Figure 4: Applying the Mini-Open Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Self-Anchored Stand-Alone Polyetheretherketone Cage in Lumbar Revision Surgery 

Figure 4 | Applying the Mini-Open Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Self-Anchored Stand-Alone Polyetheretherketone Cage in Lumbar Revision Surgery 