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An anterior/posterior lumbar fusion procedure fuses both the front and back of the spine, provides a high degree of stability for the spine, and creates a large surface area for bone fusion to occur.

A bone graft is real bone or bone-like tissue that is added between two vertebrae to help them fuse into a single bony bridge.

Synthetic bone graft substitutes are man-made alternatives to real bone tissue. They allow for bone growth on their surface, and then they are resorbed by the body.

XLIF surgery is a minimally invasive technique for lumbar spinal fusion, alleviating lower back problems.

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