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mas T LIF or maximum access surgery
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transfer a middle lumbar interbody
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fusion is a surgical technique that
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attempts to eliminate instability in the
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back and pain in the lower back and
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lower extremities
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mas t LIF is a less disruptive approach
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to decompress nerve roots and fuse one
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or two vertebrae together to reduce
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their motion when undergoing an mas T
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lift procedure you will be positioned on
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your stomach on the surgical table
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surrounded by the appropriate surgical
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draping an x-ray of your spine will be
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taken to show the appropriate disk space
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your surgeon will make a small incision
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off the midline of your lower back or
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lumbar spine
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your surgeon will then place crews which
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are connected to retractor blades into
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the vertebrae that will be utilized at
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the end of the procedure to provide
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fixation nerve monitoring can be used to
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monitor disturbances to nerves during
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spinal procedures a retractor will then
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be attached to the retractor blades that
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have been designed to provide your
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surgeon direct access to the affected
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area
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next your surgeon will remove any bony
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Anatomy or stenosis that is causing back
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and leg pain
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your surgeon will then remove the disc
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and prepare the disk space for fusion
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an appropriate implant will be chosen by
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your surgeon the implant along with bone
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graft will be placed into the empty disk
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space to restore the proper disk height
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and assist in spinal load alignment and
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fusion
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in order to stabilize the spine the
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screws will be connected with a rod
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this stabilization will encourage bone
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to grow and fuse the vertebrae together