SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND RECOVERY IN CONVENTIONAL VERSUS MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE IN A MIDDLE-INCOME HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
MIS-TLIF provides superior perioperative outcomes and faster early pain recovery with comparable fusion rates. Increased radiation exposure remains a consideration. These findings support MIS-TLIF as an effective alternative to open TLIF in middle-income healthcare settings.
Authors
- M Khinikadze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-4508)
- G Sulaberidze
- Vakhtang Kipiani
- Davit Tatoshvili
- L Tsertsvadze
Institutions
- Tbilisi State University (GE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Kutaisi Institute of Medicine (GE)
- Georg Fischer (Switzerland) (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00