Table 5.
Main complications according to each approach
| Technique | Complication | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Minimally invasive TLIF | New onset paresthesia | 1 (0.7) |
| Increased sciatic pain | 3 (2.1) | |
| Surgical site infection | 1 (0.7) | |
| Urinary retention | 1 (0.7) | |
| Epidural hematoma | 2 (1.4) | |
| Instrumentation failure | 1 (0.7) | |
| Oblique lumbar interbody fusion | New onset paresthesia | 1 (0.7) |
| Increased sciatic pain | 2 (1.4) | |
| Surgical site infection | 2 (1.4) | |
| Instrumentation failure | 1 (0.7) | |
| TLIF | New onset paresthesia | 4 (2.8) |
| Increased sciatic pain | 2 (1.4) | |
| Urinary retention | 1 (0.7) | |
| Urinary incontinence | 1 (0.7) | |
| New weakness | 2 (1.4) | |
| Instrumentation failure | 1 (0.7) | |
| Surgical site infection | 3 (2.1) | |
| Thrombophlebitis | 1 (0.7) |
TLIF, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.