Is Pedicle‐Screw Internal Fixation With Two Small Incisions Superior to Traditional <scp>MI</scp> ‐ <scp>TLIF</scp> With Four Incisions? Preliminary Follow‐Up Results

Although the novel technique could reduce the number of surgical incisions compared to traditional MI-TLIF, the intraoperative and postoperative results were similar to the traditional MI-TLIF. Hence the reduction in wound number and the total length of surgical wound does not have obvious benefits in 1-level MI-TLIF patients. However, the less surgical exposure may offer less surgical wounds complications for specific groups, which were immune-compromised, such as diabetics, chronic renal disease, or cancer patients, and the clinical follow-up of specific groups will be planned to perform in the future.