Cost-effectiveness of Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OTLIF) versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MITLIF): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The number of performed instrumented lumbar spine surgeries and associated healthcare-related costs have increased over the last decades, and will increase further in the future. With the consistent growth of healthcare-related costs, cost-effectiveness of surgical techniques is of major relevance. Common indications for instrumented lumbar spine surgery are spondylolisthesis and degenerative disease. A commonly used technique is the open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (OTLIF). Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in the minimally invasive variation of this technique (MITLIF).

Source: The Spine Journal - January 22, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ruud Droeghaag, Sem M.M. Hermans, Inge J.M.H. Caelers, Silvia M.A.A. Evers, Wouter L.W. van Hemert, Henk van Santbrink Source Type: research