Prospective Randomized Comparison of Minimally Invasive Tlif versus Open Tlif: Clinical Effectiveness and Restoration of Working Capacity in Railway Workers.

Vadim A ByvaltsevAndrei A KalininYurii Ya PestryakovDmitriy V HozeevRustem A KundubayevMikhail Y BiryuchkovK Daniel Riew

Published in: Global spine journal (2024)

The use of two-level MI-TLIF in railway workers has made it possible to significantly improve long-term clinical results, reduce the risk of surgical complications, muscle atrophy and time to return to work compared to O-TLIF.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
high speed
open label
double blind
clinical trial
phase iii
study protocol
clinical evaluation