Does transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion produce leg pain?-Results from a RCT.

Kristian HøyBlazej GrycelThomas AndersenCody Bünger

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2020)

The special surgical preparation used in TLIFs does not result in the development of new ipsilateral leg pain. However, a higher percentage of the patients in the TLIF group had new leg pain in comparison to PLF after 2 years.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
postoperative pain
molecularly imprinted