Clinical and radiological outcomes of open versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

Lee, Kong Hwee   •   Yue, Wai Mun   •   Yeo, William   •   Soeharno, Henry   •   Tan, Seang Beng

published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society



endpoint

blood loss (undefined)
complications (undefined)
fusion rate (undefined)
length of hospital stay (undefined)
ODI (undefined)
operative time (undefined)
SF-36 PCS (undefined)
VAS (back) (undefined)
VAS (leg) (undefined)


basics

diagnosis:
disc prolaps
disc prolaps
spinal stenosis
spinal stenosis
spondylolisthesis
spondylolisthesis

localization:
L3/L4
L4/L5
L5/S1

method:
surgical therapy → TLIF open
surgical therapy → TLIF minimally invasive
surgical therapy → TLIF minimally invasive
surgical therapy → TLIF open

publication details

10.1007/s00586-012-2281-4
pubmed
22453894
2012
Journal Article
clinical trial
no
prospective
1c