{"id":585,"date":"2019-01-22T17:24:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T17:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globusmedical.com\/expandabletechnology\/?post_type=fw-portfolio&#038;p=585"},"modified":"2024-04-22T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:46:18","slug":"altera","status":"publish","type":"fw-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.globusmedical.com\/expandabletechnology\/project\/altera\/","title":{"rendered":"ALTERA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/534679\/ALTERA%20Fluoro%200119\/1811_GM159_ALTERA_Animated_Fluoro_draft001_Compressed.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; color: #000000;\"><strong>ALTERA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>&nbsp;is an articulating expandable TLIF spacer designed to maximize the potential for restoring lordosis and maintaining sagittal balance while minimizing the challenges of insertion. 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ALTERA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;offers 8\u00b0 and 15\u00b0 lordotic implants to potentially aid in sagittal balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; color: #000000;\"><li><strong>Sagittal Balance<\/strong>\nContinuous implant expansion combined with controlled anterior placement may help to maximize segmental lordosis.<\/li><li><strong>Minimized Nerve Retraction<\/strong>\nInserted at a minimized height to ease insertion and navigation around the neural elements.<\/li><li><strong>Optimal Placement and Autograft Delivery<\/strong>\nIntegrated articulation provides steerable placement and allows for packing autograft into and around the spacer after expansion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; color: #000000;\"><strong>ALTERA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;featured in&nbsp;<em>Neurosurgical Focus<\/em>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<em>Journal of Neurosurgery<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; color: #000000;\"><em>Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Expandable Versus Static Interbody Devices: Radiographic Assessment of Sagittal Segmental and Pelvic Parameters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; color: #000000;\">Ammar H. 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