Comparison of minimally invasive and open TLIF outcomes with more than seven years of follow-up.

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

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SUBMITTER: Hong JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature