title: Commentary: is bilateral pedicle screw fixation necessary when performing a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion? An analysis of clinical outcomes, radiographic outcomes, and cost.
abstract: Xue H, Tu Y, Cai M. Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in degenerative lumbar diseases. Spine J 2012;12:209-15 (in this issue).
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rihn
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*