YouTube commentary by Jeff Langmaid noting that annual volume of ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion) procedures rose ~600% from 2000 to 2019 and raising questions about why—suggesting increased surgeon training and more frequent recommendations as possible drivers.
Increased 600% (between the year 2000 and 2019).
Get this. The annual volume of ALIF procedures has increased 600% between the year 2000 and 2019. Are these these wonderful surgeries that are helping way more people than ever before? Well, that's in the eye of the beholder, let's put it that way. But the bottom line is there is a lot of people a 600% increase between the year 2000 and the year 2019. What does that tell us? That tells us that clearly there are more doctors being trained on how to do this. And very clearly there are more doctors making this recommendation.
