Andrew Chung, MD, performed the first biportal endoscopic spinal fusion with Medtronic's Mazor robot, according to a Feb. 17 news release.

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 ...

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.