Neurosurgery
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Neurosurgery
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The transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion remains one of the most common surgical techniques used for spinal arthrodesis. Spine surgery over the last three decades has increasingly emphasized approaches that reduce tissue trauma, iatrogenic injury, and perioperative morbidity. ⋯ In this paper, the authors review the techniques and considerations underlying visualization within both methods, as well as provide summary of a hybrid system incorporating the advantages of both. Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion modalities must be selected in accordance with patient factors to achieve optimal outcomes.