Perioperative Complications in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Anterior–Posterior Reconstruction for Lumbar Disc Degeneration and Instability

Abstract

AP lumbar interbody fusion surgery is associated with a more than two times higher complication rate, significantly increased blood loss, and longer operative and hospitalization times than both percutaneous and open TLIF for lumbar disc degeneration and instability.