Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF): Surgical technique, long-term 4-year prospective outcomes, and complications compared with an open TLIF cohort

Albert P. Wong; Zachary A. Smith; James A. Stadler; Xue Yu Hu; Jia Zhi Yan; Xin Feng Li; Ji Hyun Lee; Larry T. Khoo

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2013.12.007

Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF): Surgical technique, long-term 4-year prospective outcomes, and complications compared with an open TLIF cohort

Albert P. Wong, Zachary A. Smith, James A. Stadler, Xue Yu Hu, Jia Zhi Yan, Xin Feng Li, Ji Hyun Lee, Larry T. Khoo^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Neurological Surgery

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Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is an important surgical option for the treatment of back pain and radiculopathy. The minimally invasive TLIF (MI-TLIF) technique is increasingly used to achieve neural element decompression, restoration of segmental alignment and lordosis, and bony fusion. This article reviews the surgical technique, outcomes, and complications in a series of 144 consecutive 1- and 2-level MI-TLIFs in comparison with an institutional control group of 54 open traditional TLIF procedures with a mean of 46months' follow-up. The evidence base suggests that MI-TLIF can be performed safely with excellent long-term outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	279-304
Number of pages	26
Journal	Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2013.12.007
State	Published - Apr 2014

Keywords

Minimally invasive spine
Minimally invasive surgery
Spine surgery outcomes
TLIF
TLIF complications
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

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Clinical Neurology
Surgery

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Wong, A. P., Smith, Z. A., Stadler, J. A., Hu, X. Y., Yan, J. Z., Li, X. F., Lee, J. H., & Khoo, L. T. (2014). Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF): Surgical technique, long-term 4-year prospective outcomes, and complications compared with an open TLIF cohort. Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 25(2), 279-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2013.12.007

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Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF): Surgical technique, long-term 4-year prospective outcomes, and complications compared with an open TLIF cohort. / Wong, Albert P.; Smith, Zachary A.; Stadler, James A. et al.
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