Time Course Observation of Outcomes between Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.

In conclusion, this study indicates that MIS-TLIF is comparable to O-PLIF in terms of fusion rates and clinical outcomes in single-segment degenerative lumbar diseases. In addition, compared with O-PLIF, MIS-TLIF has the advantages of lesser blood loss, faster recovery, and lower incidence of ASD. PMID: 31068542 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica - May 10, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) Source Type: research