Operative Neurosurgery

Interbody fusion

Interbody fusion places the bone graft or cage between the vertebra in the area usually occupied by the intervertebral disc.

See

Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF).

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

The continuous development of materials with elastic properties close to that of the cortical bone improves induction of osteogenesis and simplifies the technique of interbody fusion.