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Oct 2026
Fusion Outcomes after Unilateral versus Bilateral Facetectomy in L4–5 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Objective: The optimal extent of facetectomy during single-level transforaminal lumbar inter-body fusion (TLIF) remains unclear. This study compared radiographic fusion outcomes be-tween total laminectomy with unilateral facetectomy and total laminectomy with bilateral facetectomy in patients undergoing single-level L4...
Su Hyeon Kim, Y. Lee, Jong Beom Lee et al.
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