ArticleNorth American Spine Society journal2022
Comparison of minimally invasive and open TLIF outcomes with more than seven years of follow-up.
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Effect of Topical Tranexamic Acid on Postoperative Drainage in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF): A Randomized Controlled Trial
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, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Nuances of the Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Technical Review.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive vs. Traditional Open Spinal Fusion: A Comparative Analysis.Journal of spine research and surgery · 2025Article
- Postoperative urinary retention after oblique lumbar interbody fusion under the systematic management protocol.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Robotic endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: A single institution case series.World neurosurgery: X · 2024Article
- Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Global spine journal · 2024Review
- The Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Narrative Review, and Future Perspective.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Clinical Effects of Upper Facet Joint En Bloc Resection in the Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery-Two Layers and Two Tunnels Strategy.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes of Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease: A Prospective Comparative Cohort Study.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Article
- Commentary on "Comparison of minimally invasive and open TLIF outcomes with more than seven years of follow-up".North American Spine Society journal · 2023Article
- Does indirect decompression by oblique lateral interbody fusion produce similar clinical and radiological outcomes to direct decompression by open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
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Abstract
Background: Few studies directly comparing minimally invasive (MI) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and open TLIF offering long-term follow-up data have been performed to date. Therefore, we sought to compare mid- to long-term outcomes between these two surgical approaches. Methods: This was a retrospective data analysis of two surgical groups. We analyzed the details of 97 patients with degenerative lumbar disease who were treated with MI TLIF (n = 55) or open TLIF (n = 42) between 2011-2014 and had at least seven years of follow-up data available. Peri- and postoperative outcomes were compared. To evaluate rates of adjacent segment disease (ASD) and revisions, frequencies of radiologic, symptomatic, and operative ASD were analyzed accordingly. Results: In terms of clinical outcome, the Oswestry Disability Index and visual analog scale scores were significantly reduced, with no difference between the groups. However, data for several peri- and postoperative outcomes, including perioperative blood loss, ambulation day, hospital stay, and operation time, varied in a manner favoring the MI TLIF group ( Conclusion: Patients undergoing MI TLIF showed favorable immediate postoperative outcomes and less radiographic ASD. However, the rates of fusion and operative ASD remained similar between the two groups after 7 years of follow-up.
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