1. Diminishing Clinical Returns of Multilevel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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Michael C. Gerling, Frank A. Segreto, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Chloe Deflorimonte, Christopher Varlotta, David H. Ge, Samantha R. Horn, Bassel G. Diebo, Muhammad B. Janjua, Leah Steinmetz, Haddy Alas, Aaron J. Buckland, Nicholas Stekas, Renaud Lafage, Nicholas J. Frangella, Peter G. Passias, Cole Bortz, Virginie Lafage, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, and Mohamed A. Moawad
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Ileus ,Anemia ,Arthrodesis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Lumbar ,Lumbar interbody fusion ,medicine ,Humans ,Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Retrospective Studies ,030222 orthopedics ,Lumbar Vertebrae ,business.industry ,Perioperative ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Spinal Fusion ,Treatment Outcome ,Spinal fusion ,Neurology (clinical) ,Complication ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
STUDY DESIGN Single institution retrospective clinical review. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between levels fused and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing open and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) lumbar fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Minimally invasive spinal fusion aims to reduce the morbidity associated with conventional open surgery. As multilevel arthrodesis procedures are increasingly performed using MIS techniques, it is necessary to weigh the risks and benefits of multilevel MIS lumbar fusion as a function of fusion length. METHODS Patients undergoing
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- 2019