Modified Freehand Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Single‐Level Degenerative Lumbar Disease: 3‐Year Multicenter Retrospective Outcomes
The modified MIS-TLIF technique better preserves paravertebral muscles, reduces radiation exposure, shortens operative time, and lowers complication rates, offering a more optimized treatment option for managing single-segment lumbar degeneration.
Authors
- Zehua Zhang
- Tingting Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-682X)
- Ruonan Bai
- Yu Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7523-2328)
- Jinyue He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7601-7485)
- Hui Hui Chen
- ZhongRong Zhang
- Shuang Liu
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- 117th Hospital of People's Liberation Army (CN)
- Southwest Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/os.70290
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00