If these measures do not help, surgery may be required. L5-S1 is one of the two most common sites for back surgery. The other ...

TLIF was shown to result in a lower complication rate, and PLIF was associated with an increased risk of durotomy. In addition, low-quality evidence showed that the PLIF required longer operative ...

Background We compared the perioperative results and complications associated with PLIF and TLIF, and collected evidence ... PLIF might result in longer time in surgery.