Endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion without general anesthesia: operative and clinical outcomes in 100 consecutive patients with a minimum 1-year follow-up.

CONCLUSIONSThis series of the first 100 patients to undergo awake endoscopic MIS-TLIF demonstrates outcomes comparable to those reported in our earlier papers. This procedure can provide a safe and efficacious option for lumbar fusion with less morbidity than open surgery. Further refinements in surgical technique and technologies will allow for improved success. PMID: 30933915 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30933915?dopt=Abstract

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - March 31, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kolcun JPG, Brusko GD, Basil GW, Epstein R, Wang MY Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research