From: Modified minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using a trans-multifidus approach: a safe and effective alternative to open-TLIF
Bridwell grade of fusion
MMI-TLIF (n = 49)
Open-TLIF (n = 49)
Grade I, n (%)
40 (81.7)
43 (87.8)
Grade II, n (%)
9 (18.3)
6 (12.2)