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Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) and minimal invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF): we should not compare two procedures that serve different purposes

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Beucler, N. Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) and minimal invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF): we should not compare two procedures that serve different purposes. Neurosurg Rev 46, 111 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-023-02024-1

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