Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery Is a Feasible Option for Management of Idiopathic Scoliosis and Has Equivalent Outcomes to Open Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
Abduljabbar AlhammoudYahya AlbornoAbdul Moeen BacoYahya Azhar OthmanYoji OguraMichael SteinhausEvan D ShehaSheeraz A QureshiPublished in: Global spine journal (2021)
MISS was associated with less blood loss but longer operative times compared to traditional open fusion for AIS. There was no difference in curve correction, postoperative pain, LOS, or complications/reoperations. While MISS has emerged as a feasible option for the surgical management of AIS, further research is warranted to compare these 2 approaches.