Latin Word of the Week (February 28, 2009): AD To, Toward. The prefix AD, which in Latin means to or toward, occurs in literally hundreds of common English words. In many of those words it retains the spelling AD, in many others the D assimilates to the first letter of the root word. For example, the word assimilate which I just used.
The most probable mechanism, responsible for fibril length and diameter increase, is the fusion of fibrils; fusion may occur at the tapered ends through lateral association, giving rise to longer fibrils and this is considered the former fusion to take place.
Interbody Fusion with Cage. The videos listed will acquaint you with the various types of IBF (interbody fusion) approaches, including anterior, posterior, transforminal and axial.ccomplished by surgical incision in the back, PLIF requires the surgeon to move the back muscles out of the way in order to gain access to the spine. TRANSFORMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (TLIF). With this technique, the surgeon goes through the back to access the disc space, but inserts the bone graft from the side.