Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion vs. posterior lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of bilateral lumbar spinal stenosis
UBE-LIF was able to achieve the same bilateral decompression as PLIF and resulted in better symptomatic improvement in the early postoperative period, which may be related to it resulting in less damage to the back muscle tissue. This study suggests that UBE-LIF may be a minimally invasive alternative to PLIF.
Authors
- Guosheng Zhao
- Rui Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8591-0828)
- Yang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-9262)
- Yang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-7359)
- Shan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0342-901X)
- Dian Zhong
Institutions
- Dalian Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1533458
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Chongqing Medical University