Elderly Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion May Have Similar Clinical Outcomes, Perioperative Complications, and Fusion Rates As Their Younger Counterparts

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 478; no. 4; pp. 822 - 832
• Main Authors: Goh, Graham Seow-Hng, Tay, You Wei Adriel, Liow, Ming Han Lincoln, Gatot, Cheryl, Ling, Zhixing Marcus, Fong, Poh Ling, Soh, Reuben Chee Cheong, Guo, Chang Ming, Yue, Wai-Mun, Tan, Seang-Beng, Chen, John Li-Tat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.04.2020; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Clinical outcomes; Clinical Research; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Morbidity; Older people; Pain; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Postoperative Complications; Propensity Score; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Recovery of Function; Registries; Spinal Fusion - methods; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolisthesis - surgery

Although several studies have suggested that minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) may be especially beneficial in the elderly population due to lower operative morbidity and faster postoperative recovery, there are limited studies investigating the functional outcomes...