OBJECT The objective of this study was to determine the clinical comparative effectiveness
and adverse event rates of posterior minimally invasive surgery (MIS) compared with open …

Background Although minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches to the lumbar spine for
posterior fusion are increasingly being utilized, the comparative outcomes of MIS and open …

Study Design. Systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized comparative studies.
Objective. To summarize the literature examining comparative effectiveness and economic …

OBJECT Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and lateral
lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) are 2 currently popular techniques for lumbar arthrodesis …

Purpose This is a meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized studies comparing the
clinical and radiological efficacy of minimally invasive (MI) and conventional open …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective. To compare
midterm clinical and radiological outcomes of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) versus open …

Study Design. Review of published literature. Objective. To review the available medical
literature reporting results after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion …

Study Design. A quantitative meta-analysis was conducted on published studies reporting
fusion rates after open or minimally invasive/mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody …

Objective: While over the last ten years minimally invasive posterior lumbar interbody fusion
(PLIF) has been acknowledged to (i) reduce approach-related morbidity associated with …

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)—or MI-
TLIF—has been increasing in prevalence compared with open TLIF (O-TLIF) procedures …