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Publication Name World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID 124542
Country China
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ISSN 2218-5836 (online)
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Category Surgery
Manuscript Type Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title Comparison of biportal endoscopic vs minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level low-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis: A retrospective cohort study
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Peng He, Jiao Sun, Xiao-Wei Liu, Qiang Gao, Bin Xu, Yu Cong and Wen-Long Zhao
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Wen-Long Zhao http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1949-662X
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Jinling Hospital 2024JCYJZD077
Corresponding Author Wen-Long Zhao, Associate Chief Physician, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing University, East Zhongshan Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China. valen_0924@163.com
Key Words Spondylolisthesis; Spinal fusion; Unilateral biportal endoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; Retrospective cohort study
Core Tip This retrospective study compared biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (BE-TLIF) and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level lumbar spondylolisthesis. Despite longer operative time, BE-TLIF was associated with shorter hospital stay, less early postoperative pain, and lower creatine kinase levels, associations of uncertain clinical significance. At a mean follow-up of over 40 months, fusion rates, functional outcomes, radiographic parameters, and complication rates did not differ significantly between the groups. BE-TLIF is an effective minimally invasive alternative, with no statistically significant between-group differences in mid-term outcomes observed in this cohort.
Publish Date 2026-10-16 05:20
Citation

He P, Sun J, Liu XW, Gao Q, Xu B, Cong Y, Zhao WL. Comparison of biportal endoscopic vs minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level low-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis: A retrospective cohort study. World J Orthop 2026; 17(10): 124542

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v17/i10/124542.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.5312/wjo.124542
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