Obesity and Clinical, Radiographic, and Surgical Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Single-Level Transforaminal versus Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Obesity was associated with poorer overall radiographic and surgical outcomes after MIS TLIF but not LLIF. In obese patients in our cohort, LLIF provided superior improvements in spinopelvic parameters and surgical characteristics. BMI should be considered when deciding between LLIF and MIS TLIF.
Authors
- Juan P. Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-870X)
- Nafis B. Eghrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8595-3342)
- Winward Choy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9303-408X)
- S. Harrison Farber
- James J. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-897X)
- Luke K. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-2205)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-6578)
- Luis M. Tumialán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-8438)
- Joseph M. Abbatematteo
- Jonathan J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-5206)
- Laura A. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-143X)
- Jay D. Turner
- Gabriella P. Williams
- Hovhannes M Saribekyan
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123691
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47