A Comparison of Revision Rates and Patient-Reported Outcomes for a 2-Level Posterolateral Fusion Augmented With Single Versus 2-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Ian David KayeTerry FangScott C WagnerJoseph S ButlerArjun SebastianPatrick B MorrisseyMarc J LevineAlexander R VaccaroAlan S HilibrandPublished in: Global spine journal (2019)
For patients undergoing 2-level PLF in the setting of a TLIF, using a TLIF at one versus both levels does not seem to influence reoperation rates or outcomes. However, reoperation rates for adjacent segment disease are increased in the setting of a 2-level PLF augmented by a 2-level TLIF.