Single-incision chronic distal biceps tendon repair with tibialis anterior allograft.

Purpose: Several techniques for chronic distal biceps tendon repair have been reported; however, the literature is sparse.

Methods: Seven male patients who underwent chronic distal biceps tendon reconstruction were retrospectively evaluated. All patients had significant retraction necessitating the use of an allograft for reconstruction.

Minimal access versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: meta-analysis of fusion rates.

Study Design: A quantitative meta-analysis was conducted on published studies reporting fusion rates after open or minimally invasive/mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedures for single or multilevel degenerative disease including stenosis with spondylolisthesis and degenerative disc disease.

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to establish benchmark fusion rates for open TLIF and minimally invasive TLIF (mTLIF) based on published studies. A secondary goal was to review complication rates for both approaches.