Miniopen Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Unilateral Fixation: A Comparison between Ipsilateral and Contralateral Reherniation

Table 4

Radiographic evaluation before and after discectomy and after fusion with unilateral fixation TLIF for the treatment of recurrent herniation.

Period	Parameters	Groups
		Ipsilateral (31)	Contralateral (7)
Before discectomy	Disc height			0.211
	Functional spine unit			0.113
	Lumbar lordosis			0.468
After discectomy	Disc height			0.404
	Functional spine unit			0.472
	Lumbar lordosis			0.322
After fusion	Disc height			0.170
	Functional spine unit			0.054
	Lumbar lordosis			0.590

Data presented as mean ± SD. < 0.05 was considered to be significant.