Comparing the Incidence of Index Level Fusion Following Minimally Invasive Versus Open Lumbar Microdiscectomy.

Steven J McAnanySamuel C OverleyMuhammad A AnwarHolt S CutlerJavier Z GuzmanJun S KimRobert K MerrillSamuel K ChoAndrew C HechtSheeraz A Qureshi

Published in: Global spine journal (2017)

Our results suggest a low likelihood of patients ultimately requiring fusion following microdiscectomy with predictors including smoking status and a history of revision microdiscectomy.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
total knee arthroplasty
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
total hip arthroplasty