With an aging population, there is a proportional increase in the prevalence of intervertebral
disc diseases. Intervertebral disc diseases are the leading cause of lower back pain and …

OBJECT The objective of this study was to determine the clinical comparative effectiveness
and adverse event rates of posterior minimally invasive surgery (MIS) compared with open …

Study Design. A prospective randomized clinical trial. Objective. To compare the impact of
robotic guidance in a minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) to a fluoroscopy-guided open …

Study design Prospective observational cohort study. Objective Comparison of clinical and
radiological outcomes of single-level open versus minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective. To compare
midterm clinical and radiological outcomes of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) versus open …

Study Design. A retrospective review of patients treated at 2 institutions with anterior lumbar
interbody fusion using a minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal approach, and review of …

Study Design. Review of published literature. Objective. To review the available medical
literature reporting results after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion …

Over the past few decades, interest in minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) has
increased tremendously due to its core principle of minimizing approach-related injury while …

OBJECT Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and lateral
lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) are 2 currently popular techniques for lumbar arthrodesis …

Purpose This is a meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized studies comparing the
clinical and radiological efficacy of minimally invasive (MI) and conventional open …