Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit describes an anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery. The first image is an artist's interpretation of a pre-operative film which clearly shows the disc protrusion at L5-S1. The remaining images describe multiple steps of the procedure, including incision and exposure of the anterior lumbar spine, removal of the L5-S1 disc, placement of cages and bone graft in the disc space, and fixation of a pyramid plate to the anterior of L5 and S1.