Mini-Open Versus Conventional Open Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Comparison of Paraspinal Muscle Damage and Slip Reduction

Study Design.A comparative analysis of paraspinal muscle damage and radiographic parameters after mini-open and conventional open posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF).Objective.To determine whether mini-open PLIF decreases paraspinal muscle damage and yields the same radiographic results as thos