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, 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

; 18 : 340 - 346 . 7. Takahashi T Hanakita J Minami M . Clinical outcomes and adverse events following transforaminal interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis in elderly patients . Neurol Med Chir

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

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

. 37. Liang B Zhao J Li N Hu Z Sun H . Surgical treatment of discogenic low back pain by minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion combined with unilateral pedicle screw fixation . Chinese Journal of Reparative and

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

, interbody arthrodesis above and below the osteotomy can be carried out. Interbody fusion can be done as either a transforaminal lumbar interbody fısion (TLIF) or an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)procedure. 19 Laminectomy sites may also be

published an RCT comparing two methods to treat fracture-dislocation injuries: combined postero-anterior fusion versus transforaminal interbody fusion. They found similar good results using both techniques, but they recommend the transforaminal approach in