Clinical Study
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L5-S1 through a Unilateral Approach: Technical Feasibility and Outcomes
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | | Age | 61.5 ± 11.2 (29–71) | Sex | Male: 7 (33.3%); female: 14 (66.7%) | BMI (kg/m2) | 26.5 ± 7.1 (17.0–45.9) | Bone density (-score) | −1.6 ± 0.8 (−4.0–1.5) | Primary diagnosis | | Spinal stenosis without spondylolisthesis | 12 (57.1%) | Isthmic spondylolisthesis | 2 (9.5%) | Degenerative spondylolisthesis | 6 (28.6%) | Foraminal stenosis | 3 (14.3%) | Adjacent segment pathology | 1 (4.8%) | Recurrent disc herniation | 1 (4.8%) | Comorbid conditions | Diabetes mellitus: 11 (52.3%) | Hypertension: 10 (47.6%) | Cage type | Banana-shaped: 8 (38.1%); straight: 13 (61.9%) | Bilateral decompression through unilateral facetectomy | 5 (23.8%) | Perioperative parameter | | Operation time (mins) | 126.4 ± 30.9 (110–155) | Blood loss (mL) | 212 ± 90.1 (200–450) | Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 7.1 ± 3.3 (6–12) | Complications | 2 (14.3%) | (1: dural tear; 1: screw malposition) |
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