Durotomy in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) - frequency and management

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00006135

Enrollment

400

Registered

2014-05-16

Start date

2014-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M53.2 M43.1

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) procedure to describe the incidence of unintended durotomies as well as their characterization and managemen

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) procedure performed from 01/2006 - 03/2014.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age of patient < 18 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Unintended intraoperative durotomy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body mass index of patients who are affected by unintended durotomy. Postoperative complications.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan-Helge Klingler

Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Freiburg

jan-helge.klingler@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 761 270 50010

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026