Which surgery is better for obese patients with lumbar degenerative diseases: open TLIF or Endo-LIF? A retrospective matched case-control study

CONCLUSION: Endo-LIF is a safe and effective surgery in the treatment of obese patients. Although this procedure needs longer operation time and x-ray exposure times, it still maybe a promising option for obese patients with LDD.PMID:37562539 | DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2023.101479

Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - August 10, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Xu Shen Pei Zhang Yu-Cheng Gao Wen-Bin Xuan Feng Wang Peng Song Shu-Jiang Wang Zeng-Xin Gao Source Type: research