Transforaminal versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion as operative treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis, a retrospective case series

Transforaminal versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion as operative treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis, a retrospective case series

Objective: Spondylolisthesis can be treated by transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). The effectiveness of both techniques is assumed to be equal. TLIF may have advantages over PLIF concerning complication rate, blood loss, surgical time and hospi...

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Main Authors: S.L. de Kunder, MD, K. Rijkers, MD, PhD, W.L.W. van Hemert, MD, PhD, P.C.P.H. Willems, MD, PhD, M.P. ter Laak - Poort, MD, PhD, H. van Santbrink, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
(Isthmic) spondylolisthesis
(Degenerative) spondylolisthesis
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
Degenerative spine
Spinal interbody fusion
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