Often asked: What Does Alif In Orthopedics Mean?

What is an ALIF procedure?

Overview. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion is a surgery to treat disc problems in the low back. Fusion locks together two or more bones to stop painful motion and correct their alignment. Through an incision in the front of the belly, the disc is removed.

What does Alif mean in medical terms?

Overview and Indications. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a type of spinal fusion that utilizes an anterior (front – through the abdominal region) approach to fuse (mend) the lumbar spine bones together.

What does Alif stand for?

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion ( ALIF ) is a spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the front of the body to remove disc or bone material from in between two adjacent lumbar vertebrae.

How painful is Alif surgery?

It is usual to feel some pain after surgery, especially at the incision site. Pain medications are usually given to help control the pain. While tingling sensations or numbness is common, and should lessen over time, they should be reported to your neurosurgeon.

How successful is Alif surgery?

In general terms ALIFs (anterior lumbar interbody fusion) and PLIFs (posterior lumbar interbody fusion) have a success rate of about 70%. Success itself is not easy to define, but I suggest to my patients that they have a good chance of a significant reduction of pain.

What are the risks of Alif surgery?

What are the risks? In addition to the standard surgical and anesthetic related risks of bleeding, infection, stroke, coma, heart attack, and death, the specific risks to an ALIF are blood vessel damage, bowel injury, nerve damage and the need for further surgery.

Which is better Alif or Tlif?

These suggest that ALIF is superior to TLIF in its capacity to restore disc height and lumbar lordosis. ALIF was associated with restoration of disc height, segmental lordosis and total lumbar lordosis, lower dural injury but higher blood vessel injury (14).

How do you sleep after Alif surgery?

It is generally OK after back surgery to sleep in whatever position is most comfortable. Some prefer to sleep on one side or the other with a pillow between their knees and/or behind them to support the back.

Why is Alif done?

An ALIF is most commonly done to treat lumbar degenerative disc disease, in which a degenerated disc becomes painful. It may be done for other indications and may be combined with a posterior approach as well, if added stability is needed.

How much does Alif surgery cost?

On average, P/TLIF patients were oldest (54.55 years), followed by combined approach (47.23 years) and ALIF (46.94 years) patients (p<. 0001). Anterior lumbar interbody fusion, P/TLIF, and combined surgical costs were $75,872, $65,894, and $92,249, respectively (p<. 0001).

How many times Alif in Quran?

Out Of Which 5 Most Used Letters/Alphabets are Alif “ا” occurs 43542 times in Quran, Lam “ل” occurs 38191 times, Nun “ن” occurs 27270, Mim “م” used 26735 times and 5th Most Used Alphabet is Waw “و” which is used 24813 times in Quran.

What does Alif Lam Mim mean?

Alif Lam Mim are letters that form a root word meaning “Beyond the horizon” or “Hidden”.

How long is recovery from Alif surgery?

Dr. Eisenbrock: The typical recovery from a single-level TLIF is 4-6 weeks. Because Timothy has a desk job, he may be back to work 4 weeks after surgery.

What can you not do after Alif surgery?

Do not drive for at least two weeks after surgery. After the two weeks do not drive if you are taking prescription pain medications or a muscle relaxer. These medications can cause you to be drowsy. Once you are able to drive, make sure that you can safely look over your shoulders without causing any pain.

How many years does a spinal fusion last?

For patients with the smallest surgery, lumbar disc herniation, pain after 4 years was rated 1 or 2 out of 10. For patients who had undergone the largest surgeries, long fusions, pre-op pain improved from 7/10 to 3 – 4/10 at four years.