| 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 |