Stand-alone Anterior Versus Anteroposterior Lumbar Interbody Single-level Fusion After a Mean Follow-up of 41 Months

Abstract

Stand-alone ALIF leads to better clinical results than APLF, without differences in fusion rates after 41 months. Therefore, when a posterior approach is not needed for decompression or reposition, we suggest performing a stand-alone ALIF in cases with single-level DDD.