TY - JOUR AU - Choi, Kyung-Chul AU - Ryu, Kyeong-Sik AU - Lee, Sang-Ho AU - Kim, Yeong Hyeon AU - Lee, Sung Jae AU - Park, Chun-Kun PY - 2013 DA - 2013/07/26 TI - Biomechanical comparison of anterior lumbar interbody fusion: stand-alone interbody cage versus interbody cage with pedicle screw fixation - a finite element analysis JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 220 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) followed by pedicle screw fixation (PSF) is used to restore the height of the intervertebral disc and provide stability. Recently, stand-alone interbody cage with anterior fixation has been introduced, which eliminates the need for posterior surgery. We compared the biomechanics of the stand-alone interbody cage to that of the interbody cage with additional PSF in ALIF. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-220 DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-14-220 ID - Choi2013 ER -