Static Versus Expandable Devices Provide Similar Clinical Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Benjamin KhechenBrittany E HawsDil V PatelJoon S YooJordan A GuntinKaitlyn L CardinalSravisht IyerKern SinghPublished in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2019)
MIS TLIF with an expandable interbody device led to a greater increase of DH and FH than with a static interbody device. Patients undergoing MIS TLIF can expect similar improvements in PROs whether receiving a static or an expandable interbody device. Further studies are required to better understand improvements in clinical outcomes afforded by expandable interbody devices.