ArticleGlobal spine journal2021
Clinical and Radiographic Comparison Between Open Versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Bilateral Facetectomies.
Article in Global spine journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06545032 (Minimal Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar and Lumbosacral Spine Diseases), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Minimal Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar and Lumbosacral Spine Diseases : Clinical and Surgical Outcome
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Segmental and overall lumbar lordosis after single-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2025Pooled it
- Short-term clinical efficacy and safety of unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion via bilateral channel for lumbar degenerative disease.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Is there a difference in unilateral versus bilateral facetectomy in an open or minimally invasive surgery transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical neurology international · 2026Review
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- Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion assisted by a Tianji robot for lumbar degenerative disease in elderly patients: a retrospective study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for scoliosis: surgical technique for focal treatment of the lumbosacral fractional curve.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Predictors of Postoperative Segmental and Overall Lumbar Lordosis in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Consecutive Case Series.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- A Novel Unilateral Bi/Multi-Portal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Utilizing Uniaxial Spinal Endoscope Instead of Arthroscope: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Results.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Minimally Invasive Versus Open Spinal Fusion Surgery for Spondylolisthesis Treatment.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Analysis of the learning curve for unilateral biportal endoscopic technique using CUSUM method on fresh frozen cadavers.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Evolution of the Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): From Open to Percutaneous to Patient-Specific.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Early result of percutaneous full-endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of single-level lumbar degenerative diseases: a retrospective study.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Natural pressure drainage versus negative pressure drainage following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar degeneration disease: a prospective cohort study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Application and thinking of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in degenerative lumbar diseases.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designAge- and sex-matched cohort study.
objectivesTo compare outcomes after open versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) with bilateral facetectomies.
methodsWe retrospectively compared patients who underwent single- or 2-level MIS-TLIF with an age- and sex-matched open-TLIF cohort. Surgical data was collected for operative time, estimated blood loss (EBL), and drain use. Clinical outcomes included the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), length of stay (LOS), complications, and reoperations. Lumbar radiographs were measured for changes in global lumbar lordosis (LL) and segmental lordosis (SL).
resultsBetween 2016 and 2020, 38 MIS-TLIF patients were compared with 38 open-TLIF patients. No subfascial drain was used in the MIS-TLIF group (
conclusionsCompared with the age- and sex-matched open-TLIF cohort, patients undergoing MIS-TLIF had reduced EBL and subfascial drain use but increased operative time. There were no differences in complications, reoperations, or LOS. Both groups demonstrated improvement in VAS and ODI. MIS-TLIF with bilateral facetectomies provided equivalent improvements in global and segmental LL.
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