Asian spine journal
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Asian spine journal · Jun 2011
Adjacent Segment Degeneration after Single-Level PLIF: Comparison between Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Spinal Stenosis.
A retrospective study. ⋯ Spondylolytic spondylolisthesis with total laminectomy and single-level PLIF showed no significant difference in the superior adjacent segment degeneration and instability, and the clinical outcome as compared to that of partial laminectomy with single-level PLIF for treating degenerative spondylolisthesis or spinal stenosis.
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Asian spine journal · Jun 2011
The clinical and radiological outcomes of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody single level fusion.
This is a retrospective study that was done according to clinical and radiological evaluation. ⋯ We think that if surgeons become familiar with the surgical techniques, this is a useful method for minimally invasive spinal surgery.