the study design was comparative (i.e., PLIF compared to TLIF); 2) the study population consisted of adult patients suffering from degenerative lumbar diseases (disc herniation, spinal stenosis ...

Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): A type of spinal surgery that involves fusing two or more vertebrae together through a small incision in the back. Opioid Analgesics: Medications ...

TLIF was shown to result in a lower complication rate, and PLIF was associated with an increased risk of durotomy. In addition, low-quality evidence showed that the PLIF required longer operative ...

M. Craig McMains, MD, of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy, performed the world's first anterior lumbar interbody fusion with Theradaptive's OsteoAdapt SP implant.

transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), a surgical technique for fusing the lumbar spine bones; prone transpsoas (PTP) and lateral transpsoas (LTP), minimally invasive spinal fusion surgeries.