BOSTON — Minimally invasive fusion, rather than open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, is recommended for single-level disc degeneration, according to a speaker here.Vinay R. Deshmukh ...

Awake endoscopic MIS-TLIF achieves vertebral fusion in select patients without the need for general endotracheal anesthesia and with far less dissection of muscles and other soft tissues than ...

Benvenue Medical Releases MIS TLIF Clinical Data on Luna Device Showing Improved Patient Outcomes, Decreased Back and Leg Pain at 12 Months Post-Lumbar Fusion Surgery ...

A Cadaveric Comparison of Discectomy Performance During Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Approach Using an Endoscopic Technique versus a Minimally Invasive Tubular Approach.

In their paper, Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF) – Early Experience Using a Biplanar Expandable Cage for Lumbar ...

The implant may be inserted through an MIS transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approach and expands laterally to provide a footprint and graft volume equivalent to an anterior lumbar ...

Because TLIF preserves the posterior compartment more effectively than PLIF does, transitional syndrome or screw fracture is less likely to occur. The PLIF procedure required longer operative time.

All fields were screened using the key terms "posterior lumbar interbody fusion" or "PLIF" combined with "transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion" or "TLIF". Pertinent articles in reference lists ...