TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
T2 - Evaluating initial experience
AU - Schizas, Constantin
AU - Tzinieris, Nicolas
AU - Tsiridis, Elefterios
AU - Kosmopoulos, Victor
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments Financial support was received in the form of a research grant from DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, Massachusetts, USA.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The aim of this study was to compare our experience with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MITLIF) and open midline transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). A total of 36 patients suffering from isthmic spondylolisthesis or degenerative disc disease were operated with either a MITLIF (n=18) or an open TLIF technique (n=18) with an average follow-up of 22 and 24 months, respectively. Clinical outcome was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry disability index (ODI). There was no difference in length of surgery between the two groups. The MITLIF group resulted in a significant reduction of blood loss and had a shorter length of hospital stay. No difference was observed in postoperative pain, initial analgesia consumption, VAS or ODI between the groups. Three pseudarthroses were observed in the MITLIF group although this was not statistically significant. A steeper learning effect was observed for the MITLIF group.
AB - The aim of this study was to compare our experience with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MITLIF) and open midline transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). A total of 36 patients suffering from isthmic spondylolisthesis or degenerative disc disease were operated with either a MITLIF (n=18) or an open TLIF technique (n=18) with an average follow-up of 22 and 24 months, respectively. Clinical outcome was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry disability index (ODI). There was no difference in length of surgery between the two groups. The MITLIF group resulted in a significant reduction of blood loss and had a shorter length of hospital stay. No difference was observed in postoperative pain, initial analgesia consumption, VAS or ODI between the groups. Three pseudarthroses were observed in the MITLIF group although this was not statistically significant. A steeper learning effect was observed for the MITLIF group.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00264-008-0687-8
DO - 10.1007/s00264-008-0687-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 19023571
AN - SCOPUS:72349097097
SN - 0341-2695
VL - 33
SP - 1683
EP - 1688
JO - International Orthopaedics
JF - International Orthopaedics
IS - 6
ER -