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Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion in Patients Requiring Surgery for Spinal Instability: A Review of the Comparative Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2015 Jun 25.

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Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion in Patients Requiring Surgery for Spinal Instability: A Review of the Comparative Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines [Internet].

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AL

Alabama

ALIF

anterior lumbar interbody fusion

ALL

anterior longitudinal ligament

BMD

bone mass density

BMI

body mass index

BMP

bone morphogenic protein

CAD

coronary artery disease

COI

conflict of interest

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DBM

demineralized bone matrix

DLIF

direct lateral interbody fusion

ELIF

extreme lateral interbody fusion

FL

Florida

FU

follow-up

GRADE

Grades of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation

LA

Louisiana

LLIF

lateral lumbar interbody fusion

LOS

hospital length of stay

MCS

mental component score

MD

Maryland

MN

Minnesota

MO

Missouri

NC

North Carolina

NR

not reported

NRS

numerical rating scale

NS

not significant

NS

reported as not statistically significant

ODI

Oswestry Disability Index

OR

operating room

ORT

operating room time

PCS

physical component score

PLIF

posterior lumbar interbody fusion

PPI

percutaneous posterior instrumentation

PRISMA

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

QoL

quality of life

SE

standard error

TLIF

transforaminal interbody fusion

USA

United States of America

VAS

visual analogue scale

XLIF

extreme lateral interbody fusion

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