Outcomes of posterior spinal fusion in AIS: A minimally invasive vs. open technique analysis.

Brain Spine · 2026 · PMC13090303 · PMID 42006927

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Interestingly, when the first 20 patients operated on in the MINI-OPEN group were compared with the remaining 19 patients, the more "recent" patients showed a trend toward improved surgical metrics, including lower blood loss (−147 mL), shorter surgical time (−68 min), fewer instrumented vertebrae, fewer screws, and shorter fused segments.

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