Table 2 Overview of the different surgical procedures
Decompression | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laminectomy, partial or total | laminotomy | uni- or bilateral hemilaminotomy | medial facetectomy | foraminotomy | fenestration with undercutting decompression | |
Fusion promotors | ||||||
Autologous bone transplantation | allogeneic bone transplantation | bone graft substitute(demineralized bone, ceramic extender, or bone morphogenetic protein) | ||||
Fusion technics | ||||||
Anterior/posterior fusion | posterolateral fusion | circumferential fusion (360°, combined anterior interbody fusion and posterior fusion) | ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion) | PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion) | TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion) | XLIF (extreme lateral interbody fusion) |
Fusion devices | ||||||
Pedicle screws and rods | hooks and rods | pedicle screws and plates | anterior plates | interbody cages for:ALIF, PLIF, TLIF, XLIF | ||