Thank you.
The MIS surgeons have told me that the central incision of 4-6 inches strips muscles off bone.
How would two arthroscopic incisions through a tube on either side of spine cause muscle stripping ? Perhaps this only applies to MIS TLIF without posterolateral fusion.
I have honestly looked high and low in my area. Any surgeon that does open TLIF makes a 4-6 inch incision to get wide enough for posterolateral fusion and pedicle placement.
They say the difference between 2 inch incision and 5-6 inch incision really has no factor long term; it just effect the length of the recovery time, which could end up being a full year.
If you know of anyone in the Northeast that has similar method to your own please let me know. I need to stay close to home for this surgery unfortunately.