Walking Pain-Free After TLIF
A patient success story from R.M.
"“I could stand straight the very next morning and walked the corridor with the physio.”"
Condition
Spondylolisthesis with bilateral leg pain
Treatment
Minimally invasive TLIF at L4-L5
Patient Story
A 52-year-old operations manager with refractory spondylolisthesis pain underwent single-level TLIF with navigation. She resumed desk work in three weeks and remains symptom-free at 12-month review.
Recovery Time
3 weeks
Treatment Outcomes
- ✓Oswestry score improved from 58 to 12
- ✓Fusion confirmed on 6-month CT
- ✓Returned to work in 3 weeks
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