Minimally Invasive Spine Lumbar Surgery in Obese Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is the treatment of choice for lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis. The procedure can be performed through a traditional open approach (O-TLIF) or through minimally invasive techniques (MI-TLIF). Spinal surgeries in obese patients can pose risks, including increased rates of infection and thromboembolic events.

Questions/purposes

We sought to systematically review the literature on the differences between MI-TLIF and O-TLIF in the obese patient in terms of complication rate, functional outcomes, blood loss, and length of hospital stay.

Methods

We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to systematically search PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and th

SUBMITTER: Othman YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7253546 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature