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Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol · Jun 2017
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThree-year postoperative outcomes between MIS and conventional TLIF in1-segment lumbar disc herniation.
The aim of this study is to assess the long-term clinical and radiological outcomes between minimally invasive (MIS) and conventional transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in treating one-segment lumbar disc herniation (LDH). ⋯ Both MIS and conventional TLIF were beneficial for patients with LDH. However, MIS-TLIF manifests a great improvement in perioperative outcomes, low back pain, disability and preventing paraspinal muscle atrophy during the follow-up period observation.