Open AccessMinimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
Author(s) -
Amit Jhala,
Damandeep Singh,
Mistry
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.144217
Subject(s) - medicine , oswestry disability index , surgery , degenerative disc disease , low back pain , back pain , spondylolisthesis , spinal stenosis , lumbar , radiological weapon , spinal fusion , alternative medicine , pathology
The use of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques represents the most recent modification of methods used to achieve lumbar interbody fusion. The advantages of minimally invasive spinal instrumentation techniques are less soft tissue injury, reduced blood loss, less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay while achieving clinical outcomes comparable with equivalent open procedure. The aim was to study the clinicoradiological outcome of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.