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Patients were included if they had preoperative and 1-year postoperative patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). Patients with predominant radiculopathy symptoms were identified if their preoperative Visual Analog Scale (VAS) leg score was greater than their VAS back score.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 220 patients were included (open TLIF: 155; MIS TLIF: 65). Patients had similar age, sex, race, BMI, and CCI (all p&gt;0.05). Patients in the MIS cohort more frequently had PPO\/HMO insurance (55.4% versus 39.0%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.034). Regarding surgical characteristics, patients who underwent MIS TLIF had shorter length of stay (LOS) (1.71 versus 2.39 days;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), proportionally greater routine discharge home (98.2% versus 87.1%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.005), and decreased estimated blood loss (EBL) (64.1 versus 292 mL;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). There were no differences in postoperative PROM values, delta PROM values, or achievement of minimal clinically important difference between groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite similar postoperative clinical outcomes, patients with predominant radiculopathy symptoms undergoing MIS TLIF had favorable LOS, discharge disposition, and EBL compared to patients undergoing open TLIF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/21925682261478537","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,12]],"date-time":"2026-08-12T17:33:13Z","timestamp":1786555993000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Measures and MCID Achievement in Patients With Radiculopathy Undergoing Open Versus 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