Restoration of lumbar lordosis after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 951 - 958
• Main Authors: Carlson, Brandon B., Saville, Philip, Dowdell, James, Goto, Rie, Vaishnav, Avani, Gang, Catherine Himo, McAnany, Steven, Albert, Todd J., Qureshi, Sheeraz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Expandable; Foraminal decompression; Humans; Lordosis; Lordosis - surgery; Lumbosacral Region - surgery; Minimally invasive; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Pain, Postoperative - epidemiology; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Radiographic; Sagittal alignment; Segmentallordosis; Spinal Fusion - adverse effects; Spinal Fusion - instrumentation; Spinal Fusion - methods; TLIF; Sagittal alignment; Segmentallordosis; Foraminal decompression; TLIF; Radiographic; Expandable; Minimally invasive; Lordosis

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a well-accepted surgical technique for the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions and spinal deformity. The TLIF procedure can be performed open or using minimally invasive techniques. While several studies have found that minimally invasive TLIF...