Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Implant Positioning in Relation to the Epiphyseal Rim
Placement of ALIF cages along the anterior epiphyseal rim increases construct strength. A correlation exists between the thickness of the epiphyseal rim and cage subsidence, suggesting potential preoperative estimation of subsidence load based on epiphyseal rim thickness.
Authors
- Milan G. Mody
- Tunde Abubakar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-7225)
- Andrew S. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1799-8703)
- Madeline Gautreaux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4302-9385)
- J. E. M. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2856-9413)
- Giovanni F. Solitro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0994-5724)
- J. Manuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-5583)
- Caroline Hannigan
Institutions
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001855
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00