Treatment Options - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)

Occurring naturally with age, degeneration of disc space in the spine can trigger back and leg pain. SpineAustin’s surgeons perform Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions (ALIF), a type of back surgery, as one option to treat this condition. For this procedure, the surgeon accesses the spine by making an incision in the abdomen, removes a portion of the degenerated disc and replaces it with an implant. Making the incision through the abdomen rather than the slower-to-heal back muscles speeds recovery time and reduces the risk of spinal cord damage.