, but the choice of a surgical method for the treatment of DLS is highly controversial ( 3 ). Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) completes the removal of the intervertebral disc through the intervertebral foramen to achieve direct
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Augusto Covaro, Gemma Vilà-Canet, Ana García de Frutos, Maite T. Ubierna, Francesco Ciccolo, and Enric Caceres
two-year follow-up. 41 In recent years, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) has gained popularity due to increased mechanical strength compared with posterolateral fusion alone, segmental lordosis and disc high restoration and indirect
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complication rates. 81 A systematic review and meta-analysis by Levin et al comparing PLF with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) from five observational studies, also favoured TLIF for achieving improvement in ODI and back pain and better
Michiel Vande Kerckhove, Henri d'Astorg, Sonia Ramos-Pascual, Mo Saffarini, Vincent Fiere, and Marc Szadkowski
ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; ASD, adjacent segment disease; COI, conflicts of interest; DDD, degenerative disc disease; PLIF, posterior lumbar interbody fusion; TLIF, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; XLIF, extreme lumbar interbody
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Eduardo Moreira Pinto, Artur Teixeira, Ricardo Frada, Pedro Atilano, and António Miranda
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