PLIF by Ralph Cloward (1953)
Cloward, R. B. (1953). The treatment of ruptured lumbar intervertebral discs by vertebral body fusion. I. Indications, operative technique, after care. J Neurosurg, 10(2), 154–168. http://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1953.10.2.0154 Ralph Cloward is credited for the technical innovation of posterior lumbar interbody fusion or PLIF. Following the report by Mixter and Barr in 1934, discectomy became a standard operation for […]