Comparison of Intraoperative Endplate Injury between Mini-Open Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) and Analysis of Risk Factors: A Retrospective Study

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of intraoperative endplate injury is higher in LLIF than in TLIF procedures. Low bone quantity, cage posterior position and larger height variance are risk factors to induce endplate injury in LLIF surgery. The facet joint degeneration may be related to severe endplate injuries and even fractures.PMID:38010393 | DOI:10.1080/08941939.2023.2285787

Source: Journal of Investigative Surgery - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Xiaowei Jing Zhiyuan Gong Ning Zhang Zhengkuan Xu Xiaowen Qiu Fangcai Li Wei Liu Qingfeng Hu Qixin Chen Source Type: research