Alabama Physicians Perform Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Using an Anterior Approach

Larry M. Parker, MD, and Morris Seymour, MD, spine surgeons practicing in Huntsville, Ala., are performing minimally invasive spine surgery as a direct lateral lumbar fusion, according to a local WAFF news report.

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The DLIF spinal fusion procedure uses the anterior approach and requires a one-inch incision in the lower abdomen, which avoids damaging major vessels. This procedure involves less blood loss, less risk of complication and shorter recovery time, according to the report.

Dr. Parker and Dr. Seymour are the first to perform DLIF spinal fusion in northern Alabama.

Read the WAFF report on DLIF spinal fusion.

Read other coverage on spinal fusion:

– Study: Reduced Pain in Patients Receiving Spinal Fusion Last Into Adulthood


– Medicare Advisory Committee Votes Against Off-Label BMP Use


– FDA Approves Aesculap Cervical and Spine Fusion System

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