# Post-Operative Infection after Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): Literature Review and Cost Analysis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/post-operative-infection-after-minimally-invasive-versus-open-transforaminal/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Paul Park,Owoicho Adogwa,Timothy F. Witham,Oran S. Aaronson,Joseph Cheng,Matthew J. McGirt |
| Citations | 199 |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-0030-1269904 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1975977127 |
| PMID | 21506066 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Joseph Cheng](https://scholariq.org/researchers/joseph-cheng/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)

## Paper topics

- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)
- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)
- [Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis](https://scholariq.org/topics/infectious-diseases-and-tuberculosis/)

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