Clinical Outcomes of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Three-Level Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion in three-level spinal stenosis. (a) Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging; (b) anteroposterior fluoroscopy of three-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; (c) lateral fluoroscopy of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; (d) minimal incision and skin healing of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; (e) lateral fluoroscopy of three-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion; (f) anteroposterior fluoroscopy of three-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion.