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- The study compares the effectiveness of two surgical methods—minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)—in treating obese patients with lumbar disk prolapse.
- A total of 72 patients were analyzed, revealing that even though MIS-TLIF had longer operation times, it resulted in less blood loss, reduced postoperative drainage, and shorter recovery times.
- Ultimately, MIS-TLIF demonstrated benefits such as lower short-term pain levels and fewer complications compared to PLIF, making it a viable option for obese patients needing surgery for lumbar disk issues.
Article Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the curative effect between minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and the posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in obese patients with lumbar disk prolapse.
Patients And Methods: In this study, 72 patients who underwent lumbar disk prolapse therapy in the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University between March 2011 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed and were divided into two groups, MIS-TLIF group (n=35) and PLIF group (n=37), according to different surgical procedures. Several clinical parameters were compared between these two groups.
Results: Compared with PLIF, MIS-TLIF was associated with longer operative time, less blood loss, less postoperative drainage and shorter postoperative time in bed; moreover, patients in the MIS-TLIF group had lower levels of serum creatine kinase on 1, 3 and 5 postoperative days. At the 3- and 6-month follow-up, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores of low back pain of patients in the MIS-TLIF group were significantly reduced and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores were increased, whereas the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) showed no significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: Obese patients can achieve good efficacy with MIS-TLIF or PLIF treatment, but MIS-TLIF surgery showed longer operative time, fewer traumas and bleeding volume, less incidence of short-term pain, low complication rate and faster postoperative recovery.
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