Table 4.
Complications
|
Open TLIF
|
MIS-TLIF
|
Total
|
Total, n (%) | 9 (11.8) | 9 (13) | 18 (12.4) |
Persistent numbness | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Radicular symptoms | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Infection | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cage back-out | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Hematoma | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dural tear | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Screw breakage | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Foot drop (neurologic) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Revision required, n (%) | 2 (2.7) | 5 (7.2) | 7 (4.8) |
Abbreviations: MIS-TLIF, minimally invasive surgery–transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; TLIF, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.