Minimally invasive procedure reduces adjacent segment degeneration and disease: New benefit-based global meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adjacent segment pathology (ASP) is a common complication presenting in patients with axial pain and dysfunction, requiring treatment or follow-up surgery. However, whether minimally invasive surgery (MIS), including MIS transforaminal / posterior lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF/PLIF) decreases the incidence rate of ASP remains unknown. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the incidence rate of ASP in patients undergoing MIS versus open procedures.

Methods

This systematic review was undertaken by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement. We searched electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, SinoMed, and the Cochrane Library, without language restrictions, to identify clinical trials comparing MIS to

SUBMITTER: Li XC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5313153 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature