Table 2.
Overview of indications with ALIF, PLIF, and TLIF approach
| Indication for surgery | ALIF | PLIF | TLIF | |||
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| No. of studies | No. of patients | No. of studies | No. of patients | No. of studies | No. of patients | |
| Degenerative disc disease | 3 | 465 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 37 |
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| Degenerative spondylolisthesis | 3 | 40 | 5 | 173 | 3 | 202 |
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| Isthmic spondylolisthesis | 4 | 114 | 6 | 240 | 1 | 15 |
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| General spondylolisthesis | 3 | 76 | 2 | 289 | ||
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| Scoliosis | 3 | 42 | 1 | 31 | ||
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| Spinal stenosis | 2 | 35 | 1 | 398 | ||
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| Disc herniation | 1 | 54 | ||||
ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; PLIF, posterior lumbar interbody fusion; TLIF, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.