When performing a lumbar spondylolisthesis, in this corner, we have ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion), the anterior diva who loves long vessels and short hospital stays. In the opposite corner, P/TLIF (posterior and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion), the rugged posterior grinder who’s been carrying the fusion world on its back for decades.
Which, objectively, is the better approach?
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