A comparative prospective study of clinical and radiological outcomes between open and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
Context: Fusion of lumbar spine is one of the standards of care for various pathologies such as lumbar canal stenosis and spondylolisthesis. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) achieves the necessary goals but with greater muscular trauma due to denervation and loss of muscle mass which ma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Indian Spine Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.isjonline.com/article.asp?issn=2589-5079;year=2019;volume=2;issue=2;spage=138;epage=145;aulast=Balasubramanian |