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SynthesisJournal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation2022

Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single segmental lumbar disc herniation: A meta-analysis.

Jing Xue, Yueming Song, Hao Liu, Limin Liu, Tao Li, Quan Gong

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Synthesis in Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07127380 (MID-MIS Trail Protocol - Comparison of Clinical Outcomes, Complications Rate and Treatment Costs of Mini-TLIF and MIDLIF in the Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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2 · The registry

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MID-MIS Trail Protocol - Comparison of Clinical Outcomes, Complications Rate and Treatment Costs of Mini-TLIF and MIDLIF in the Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorCopernicus Memorial HospitalRan2025 to 2028Enrolled100ConditionsLower Back Pain Chronic, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Degenerative Disc Disease(DDD)ArmsMidline Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIDLIF), Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (mini-TLIF)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. [Comparative analysis of unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy, percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, and fenestration discectomy in treatment of lumbar disc herniation].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jing Xue
Yueming Song
Hao Liu
Limin Liu
Tao Li
Quan Gong
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous studies on the comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and open-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (O-TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) have been published, but there is no clear conclusion.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of MIS-TLIF compared with O-TLIF in the treatment of LDH in the Chinese population by meta-analysis.

methodsStudies on the treatment of LDH by MIS-TLIF versus O-TLIF were searched in Pubmed, Web of Science, Medline, Embase, CNKI, VIP and China Wanfang databases from the establishment of the databases to January 2020. The meta-analysis was used to analyze the pooled operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage, postoperative ground movement time, Waist and leg Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score and Japanese orthopaedic association (JOA) score. Mean difference (MD) and standard mean difference (SMD) were used as the effect size.

resultsEleven studies with 1132 patients were included. The results showed that MIS-TLIF compared with O-TLIF, MD =-133.82 (95% CI: -167.10 ∼-100.53, P< 0.05) in intraoperative blood loss, MD =-114.43 (95% CI: -141.12 ∼-87.84, P< 0.05) in postoperative drainage, MD =-3.30 (95% CI: -4.31 ∼-2.28, P< 0.05) in postoperative ground movement time, SMD =-1.44 (95% CI: -2.63 ∼-0.34, P< 0.05) in postoperative low back pain VAS score, SMD = 0.41 (95% CI: 0.15 ∼ 0.66, P< 0.05) in postoperative JOA score, MD = 4.12 (95% CI: -11.64 ∼ 19.87, P> 0.05) in the average operation time, SMD =-0.00 (95% CI: -0.36 ∼ 0.36, P> 0.05) in leg pain VAS score, and SMD =-0.59 (95% CI: -1.22 ∼ 0.03, P> 0.05) in ODI score.

conclusionMIS-TLIF was superior to O-TLIF in the treatment of LDH, especially in the intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage, postoperative ground movement time and low back pain in the Chinese population.

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Intervertebral Disc DegenerationIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLow Back PainSpinal FusionHumansLumbar VertebraeMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPostoperative HemorrhageRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeLumbar disc herniation (LDH)meta-analysisminimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF)open-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (O-TLIF)randomized controlled trials

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PMID34602458
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