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Multilevel Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Myung-Ho Kim, Sang-Hyuk Min, Jae-Sung Yoo
Journal of Advanced Spine Surgery 2011;1(2):85-96.
Published online: December 31, 2011
Department of Othopedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea단국대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실
Corresponding author:  Sang-Hyuk Min, Tel: 82-41-550-3950, Fax: 82-41-556-3238, 
Email: osmin71@naver.com
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to decrease the frequency of the perioperative complication and improve the clinical outcomes of multilevel lumbar degenerative disease by multilevel minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
Materials and Methods
317 patients(Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion : 161, Conventional open surgery : 156) were followed up for more than 1 year. The age of each patient, the amount of intraoperative blood loss, the postoperative drainage, the transfusion requirement, surgery time, using of Intensive care unit, ambulation day, admission day and perioperative complications were investigated and analyzed.
Results
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion was found to have a less blood loss, less using of Intensive care unit. And as the levels of union increase, disparities were increased(p<0.05). But, surgery time of Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion was longer, and as the levels of union increase, disparities were increased(p<0.05).
Conclusions
Multilevel Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion can be the better way, If surgery time of Multilevel Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion can be reduced.

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