Acute Contralateral Radiculopathy after Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Abstract

The incidence rate is not likely to be small (5.9%). If unilateral TLIF is performed for cases when preoperative contralateral foraminal stenosis already exists or when a large restoration of segmental lordosis is required, the probability of developing contralateral radiculopathy is increased and caution from the surgeon is needed.