Patient-Reported Outcomes of Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease: A Prospective Comparative Cohort Study.

Antonio D Jover-Mendiola Fernando A Lopez-Prats Alejandro Lizaur-Utrilla M Flores Vizcaya Moreno

Published in: Clinics in orthopedic surgery (2023)

The MI-TLIF technique is an effective and safe procedure for degenerative lumbar disc disease. Compared to traditional O-TLIF, MI-TLIF was associated with less disability and higher quality of life, with a low rate of intraoperative and postoperative complications.

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