Complication Risk in Primary and Revision Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Comparable Alternative to Conventional Open Techniques?

Cole BortzHaddy AlasFrank SegretoSamantha R HornChristopher VarlottaAvery E BrownKatherine E PierceDavid H GeDennis Vasquez-MontesVirginie LafageRenaud LafageCharla R FischerMichael C GerlingThemistocles S ProtopsaltisAaron J BucklandDaniel M SciubbaRafael De La Garza-RamosPeter G Passias

Published in: Global spine journal (2019)

Clinical outcomes of revision MIS lumbar interbody fusion were similar to those of primary surgery. Additionally, MIS techniques were associated with less EBL, shorter LOS, and fewer perioperative complications than corresponding open revisions.

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minimally invasive
total knee arthroplasty
robot assisted
total hip arthroplasty
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
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