From: Modified minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using a trans-multifidus approach: a safe and effective alternative to open-TLIF
MMI-TLIF (n = 49)
Open-TLIF (n = 49)
Age (years)
49.2 (21.2–75.3)
51.1 (22.1–72.9)
Gender (males)
22
BMI
24.3 (18.9–29.5)
24.7 (18.3–31.7)
Segment operated
L4–L5
30
L5–S1
12
L3–L4
7