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ArticleGlobal spine journal2026

Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Measures and MCID Achievement in Patients With Radiculopathy Undergoing Open Versus MIS TLIF.

Mitchell Ng, Gregorio Baek, Roy Y Miloh, Joshua Mathew, Yulia Lee, Morgan Hitchner, William Green, Yasmine Eichbaum, Steven J Banko, Keyur Patel and 10 more

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Mitchell NgDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5831-055X
Gregorio BaekDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Roy Y MilohDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Joshua MathewDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yulia LeeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Morgan HitchnerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
William GreenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7147-0542
Yasmine EichbaumDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Steven J BankoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6971-0332
Keyur PatelDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Kyle StumpDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Evgeniy V UvarovDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ali FarooqiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7763-6152
Brandon MartinazziDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Alec GiakasDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0082-1648
Jonathan DaltonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Alan S HilibrandDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8811-9687
Alexander R VaccaroDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Gregory D SchroederDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Christopher K KeplerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0996-4346

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Abstract

Study DesignRetrospective Cohort Study.ObjectiveTo compare postoperative outcomes between open versus minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients with predominant radiculopathy symptoms.MethodsAll adult patients undergoing open and MIS single level TLIF (2017-2024) were retrospectively identified. Patients were included if they had preoperative and 1-year postoperative patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). Patients with predominant radiculopathy symptoms were identified if their preoperative Visual Analog Scale (VAS) leg score was greater than their VAS back score.ResultsA total of 220 patients were included (open TLIF: 155; MIS TLIF: 65). Patients had similar age, sex, race, BMI, and CCI (all p>0.05). Patients in the MIS cohort more frequently had PPO/HMO insurance (55.4% versus 39.0%;

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MISoutcomesPROMsTLIF

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PMID42585226
PMCPMC13473202

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