Surgeons pre-size the implant
based on measurements
obtained using the pre-op CT
scan of the patient's spine anato-
my. They then place it directly
under the fracture through a
3.4mm to 5.8mm cannula —
compared with the 1.8mm to
2.5mm cannula required for ver-
tebroplasty and balloon kypho-
plasty — and slowly expand it
until it restores the height and
corrects the deformity of the
fracture. Once it's deployed and
locked in place, the surgeon
injects cement into the verte-
brae body.
• Lumbar fusions. When sur-
geons fuse a patient's spine, they
go through the back, the front or
the side. Performing an anterior
lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
on a heavier patient involves a
lot of dissection through a larger
incision. Additionally, ALIF
patients often have post-op
problems with ileus.
That's not the case with
oblique lumbar interbody fusion
(OLIF), during which surgeons
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