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Introduction As with any surgical procedure, interbody fusions are associated with unique complications. Given the wide variety of approaches utilized when performing an interbody fusion, it is important to recognize common complications associated with each specific technique. Recognition of these…
Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the contemporary literature on lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) instrumentation based on the Spine Patient Outcome Research Trial, Swedish Spinal Stenosis Study, and a recent New England Journal of Medicine article on clinical outcomes.…