ALTERA®
Minimally Invasive
Globus Medical, Inc
ALTERA® is an articulating expandable TLIF spacer designed to maximize the potential for restoring lordosis and maintaining sagittal balance while minimizing the challenges of insertion. The spacer is inserted at a minimized height, articulated into anterior position, and expanded to optimize fit. ALTERA® offers 8° and 15° lordotic implants to potentially aid in sagittal balance. ALTERA® featured in Neurosurgical Focus in Journal of Neurosurgery Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Expandable Versus Static Interbody Devices: Radiographic Assessment of Sagittal Segmental and Pelvic Parameters Ammar H. Hawasli, MD, PhD, Jawad M. Khalifeh, BS, Ajay Chatrath, BS, Chester K. Yarbrough, MD, and Wilson Z. Ray, MD
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- Sagittal Balance Continuous implant expansion combined with controlled anterior placement may help to maximize segmental lordosis.
- Minimized Nerve Retraction Inserted at a minimized height to ease insertion and navigation around the neural elements.
- Optimal Placement and Autograft Delivery Integrated articulation provides steerable placement and allows for packing autograft into and around the spacer after expansion.