TLIF: transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Nicandro Figueiredo²  Johnny Wesley G. Martins¹  Alfredo A. Arruda²  Alexandre R. Serra²  Marco Antônio A. Figueiredo¹  Rodrigo C. Diniz¹  Alessandro A. Cavicchioli¹ 

[1] ,University of CuiabáCuiabá MT ,Brazil

关键词: transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion;    lumbar disc disease;    transforaminal access;    artrodese lombar intersomática trans-foraminal;    doença discal lombar;    acesso transforaminal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2004000500014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a relatively new technique of lumbar arthrodesis via posterior transforaminal approach to the disc, indicated mainly in cases of degenerative disc disease, low grade spondylolisthesis and reoperation for disc herniation, specially when there is indication for interbody fusion and posterior decompression. The main advantage of TLIF is that it allows the complete removal of the intervertebral disc through the vertebral foramen, decompression of the spinal canal and vertebral foramen with minimum risk of neural lesion, due to the access being lateral to the nerve roots. In this study, we describe the first 24 cases of TLIF that we have done, wich shows to be very safe and efficient in our serie, with an relief of pain in 83.3% of patients, great improvements in the life quality in 75% of cases and satisfaction with the surgery in 79.1% of patients.

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