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Does Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Reduce Mechanical Complication and Pseudarthrosis Rate at the Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Comparison to Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion?

Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed, Michael Rauschmann, Andrei Slavici, Marcus Rickert, Sebastian Walter, Nikolaus Kernich, Krishnan Sircar, Peer Eysel and Vincent J. Heck
International Journal of Spine Surgery June 2025, 8774; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8774
Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed
1 Goethe University School of Medicine and University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Michael Rauschmann
2 Centre for Complex Spine Service and Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Sana Academic Teaching Hospital, Offenbach am Main, Germany
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Andrei Slavici
2 Centre for Complex Spine Service and Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Sana Academic Teaching Hospital, Offenbach am Main, Germany
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Marcus Rickert
3 Orthopaedic Private Practice, Rickert Orthopaedic Centre, Seligenstadt, Germany
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Sebastian Walter
4 Cologne University School of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Nikolaus Kernich
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Peer Eysel
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8774
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https://doi.org/10.14444/8774

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online June 26, 2025.

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  1. Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed, MD,1⇑,
  2. Michael Rauschmann, MD2,
  3. Andrei Slavici, MD2,
  4. Marcus Rickert, MD3,
  5. Sebastian Walter, MD4,
  6. Nikolaus Kernich, MD4,
  7. Krishnan Sircar, MD4,
  8. Peer Eysel, MD, PhD4 and
  9. Vincent J. Heck, MD4
  1. 1 Goethe University School of Medicine and University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  2. 2 Centre for Complex Spine Service and Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Sana Academic Teaching Hospital, Offenbach am Main, Germany
  3. 3 Orthopaedic Private Practice, Rickert Orthopaedic Centre, Seligenstadt, Germany
  4. 4 Cologne University School of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital Frankfurt, Marienburgstrasse 2, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; mkamal1{at}web.de
  1. Author Contributions All authors contributed to the study's conception and design. Michael Rauschmann had the idea for the study. Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed, Andrei Slavici, Marcus Rickert, and Nicolaus Kernich performed material preparation, data collection, and analysis. Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed and Vincent J. Heck wrote the first draft. Peer Eysel and Krishnan Sircar revised the work critically. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Mohamed Kamal A. Mohamed, Michael Rauschmann, Andrei Slavici, Marcus Rickert, Sebastian Walter, Nikolaus Kernich, Krishnan Sircar, Peer Eysel, Vincent J. Heck
International Journal of Spine Surgery Jun 2025, 8774; DOI: 10.14444/8774

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Does Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Reduce Mechanical Complication and Pseudarthrosis Rate at the Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Comparison to Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion?
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International Journal of Spine Surgery Jun 2025, 8774; DOI: 10.14444/8774
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