• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2025

    Meta Analysis

    Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    • Chun-Hao Lin, Yu-Jie Wu, Chiao-Wei Chang, Ka-Wai Tam, and LohEl-WuiEW0000-0001-9346-6886Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan. lohelwui@tmu.edu.tw.Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. lohelwui@tmu.edu.tw.Emergency Depar.
    • Department of Orthopedic, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025 Feb 1; 145 (1): 148148.

    IntroductionThe minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) that adopts paramedian incisions and tubular retractors to perform the decompression and interbody fusion has been widely used in the surgery for lumber degenerative disease (LDD). Bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF) and unilateral pedicle screw fixation (UPSF) are the primary fixing techniques in MIS-TLIF. We conducted an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the efficacy and safety between UPSF and BPSF in patients undergoing MIS-TLIF surgery for LDD.Materials And MethodsWe searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases for potential RCTs till June 2023. The effects of the fixation methods on clinical outcomes were estimated using the odd ratio (RR), risk difference (RD), and mean difference (MD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a random-effects model.ResultsWe obtained six RCTs. There was no significant difference between UPSF and BPSF in fusion rate, hospitalization day, low back pain, leg pain, Oswestry Disability Index, and SF-36 for physical functioning at 3-6 months and ≥ 6 months after surgery. Neither the total complication nor the individual complications showed differences between the two methods. However, UPSF significantly decreased operation time (MD = - 39.05; 95% CI: - 53.50 to - 24.67) and estimated blood loss (MD = - 60.41; 95% CI: - 79.09 to - 41.73) compared with BPSF.ConclusionUPSF is better than BPSF when operation time and estimated blood loss are considered. BPSF may be considered for patients with single-level LDD without high-grade spondylolisthesis.© 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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