Microendoscopy-assisted extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for treating single-level spondylodesis

Table 3 Advantage and disadvantage of various interbody fusion techniques

	mELIF	PLIF	TLIF	OLIF	XLIF	ELIF
Minimally invasiveness	◎	X	○	◎	◎	○
Technical easiness	○	△	○	○	○	X
Corrective strength	○	◎	○	◎	◎	○
Bone union	○	◎	○	◎	◎	○
Safety	◎	△	○	△	△	△
L5/S1	◎	◎	◎	X	X	△
Position change	◎	◎	◎	X	X	◎

Classification based on our experience and opinions. ◎: Excellent, ○: Good, △: Fair, X: Poor

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