Potential Risks and Complications with ALIF Surgery | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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The principal risk of any spinal fusion surgery is that a solid fusion will not be obtained (nonunion). As with most spinal surgeries, an additional risk is lack of, or insufficient, pain relief for the patient. Risks and complications from the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)[1] approach tend to be relatively rare, reversible, and/or fleeting.

Rarely, nerve damage may occur as a complication of ALIF surgery.

The majority of the known complications are related to the surgical approach from the front, which crosses or bypasses layers of fat and muscles, internal organs, nerves, and blood vessels.

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