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Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical data

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

22

BMI

24.3 (18.9–29.5)

24.7 (18.3–31.7)

Segment operated

  

L4–L5

30

30

L5–S1

12

12

L3–L4

7

7

  1. BMI body mass index, MMI-TLIF modified minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, Open-TLIF open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion