Fig. 3From: Comparative effectiveness of two different interbody fusion methods for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: cage versus morselized impacted bone graftsa Lateral view of a patient who underwent TLIF with morselized impacted bone graft without a cage at the first postoperative week. b CT scans images at the twenty-sixth postoperative month demonstrating stable Grade 5 bony fusion at the L4/5, as described by the anterior fusion criteria defined by BrantiganBack to article page