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Overview of approaches to the spine. Illustration depicts the three different anterolateral approaches (arrows) to the spine. All three approaches are retroperitoneal. They involve a midline anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), a lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF), or an oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF). Used with permission from Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.
