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. 2026 Mar 17;15(6):2289. doi: 10.3390/jcm15062289
LIF lumbar interbody fusion
MIS minimally invasive
PSF pedicle screw fixation
PLF posterolateral fusion
LLIF lateral lumbar interbody fusion
XLIF extreme lateral interbody fusion
DLIF direct lateral interbody fusion
PLIF posterior lumbar interbody fusion
TLIF Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
OLIF oblique lateral interbody fusion
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
CENTRAL Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
PROM patient-reported outcome measures
ASD adjacent segment disease
MINORS methodological index for non-randomized studies
RoB-2 Cochrane risk-of-bias tool
RCT randomized controlled trial
UPS unilateral pedicle screw
UPSFS unilateral pedicle screw and facet screw
BPS bilateral pedicle screw
ARP advanced recovery protocol
DIAM device for intervertebral assisted motion
n-HA/PA66 nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide-66
PEEK polyether etherketone
BMP Bone morphogenic protein
LOS length of stay
ODI Oswestry disability index
VAS visual analog scale
TK thoracic kyphosis
SS sacral slope
PI pelvic incidence
SL segmental lordosis
PT pelvic tilt
LL lumbar lordosis
SVA sagittal vertical axis
DH disk height
FH foraminal height
CCI Charlson comorbidity index