Review Article

Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Perspective on Current Evidence and Clinical Knowledge

Table 2

Comparative studies basic data.

AuthorMean duration of surgery MISMean duration of surgery openMIS blood lossOpen blood lossLength of stay MISLength of stay open

Villavicencio et al.222.5214.9163 mL366.834.2
Shunwu et al.159.2142.8399.85179.312.5
Wang et al.156 (X-ray 84)145 (37)26467310.614.6
Peng et al.216.4 (fluoro 105.5 s)170 (35.2)15068146.7
Schizas et al.348 (X-ray 2.7 cGy/cm2)312 (1.8)4569616.18.2
Dhall et al.19923719450535.5
Isaacs et al.30027622611473.45.1