Bone Grafting Options for Single-Level TLIF: So Many Options, What Is the Evidence?

E Kim, M Brennan, P Margabandu, N Oska… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background This review seeks to investigate the clinically relevant bone graft materials in
single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedures as defined by (1) …

Combining expandable interbody cage technology with a minimally invasive technique to harvest iliac crest autograft bone to optimize fusion outcomes in minimally …

S Virk, AS Vaishnav, E Sheha, H Urakawa… - Clinical Spine …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort review. Objective: The objective of this study
was to determine the rate of fusion associated with an expandable cage and iliac crest bone …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of iliac crest bone grafting on postoperative outcomes and complication rates following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

BE Haws, B Khechen, JS Yoo, JA Guntin… - Neurospine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The relationship between bone graft technique and postoperative outcomes for
minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) has not been well …

Complications associated with single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

JA Rihn, R Patel, J Makda, J Hong, DG Anderson… - The Spine Journal, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedure
has become an increasingly popular means of obtaining a circumferential fusion while …

Validation of Impaction Grafting for Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion-Technical Pearls and MicroCT Analysis

PJ Tortolani, SL Lucas, G Pivazyan, W Wang… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Cadaveric study. Background Context. Transforaminal lumbar interbody
fusion (TLIF) represents a well-documented operative surgical technique utilized in the …

Effects on clinical outcomes of grafts and spacers used in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a critical review

K Heida Jr, M Ebraheim, S Siddiqui… - Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a relatively new and popular spinal fusion
technique that has proven very useful since its introduction. To date, fusion rates for different …

One-level open vs. minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and advanced meta-analytic assessment of prospective studies with …

M Kunadt, L Barleben, K Buettner-Janz - European Spine Journal, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To determine whether the open or the minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion (O-TLIF, MI-TLIF) is the favored treatment, we provide first meta-analyses …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effectiveness of two different interbody fusion methods for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: cage versus morselized impacted bone grafts

C Lv, X Li, H Zhang, J Lv, H Zhang - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background The use of an interbody fusion device (cage) to assist fusion and increase
intervertebral stability is widely supported. We applied the morselized impacted bone graft …

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion rates in patients using a novel titanium implant and demineralized cancellous allograft bone sponge

G Girasole, G Muro, A Mintz, J Chertoff - International journal of spine …, 2013 - ijssurgery.com
Background Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with grafting and implant options
like iliac crest bone graft (ICBG), recombinant bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP), and …

Comparison of outcomes between single-level lateral lumbar interbody fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a meta-analysis and systematic review

MWP Tan, AA Sayampanathan, L Jiang… - Clinical Spine …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This is a meta-analysis and systematic review of the available literature.
Objective: This study aims to compare the clinical and radiologic outcomes of single-level …