My comparison of
the techniques
showed conventional
open surgery had the
most blood loss,
which makes sense.
The truly minimally
invasive procedures
had the lowest blood
loss but the longest
operative times,
which also makes
sense because they
can be the most tech-
nically demanding to
perform. They also
had the highest com-
plication rates,
because it's easier to
misplace a screw
when you're working
through a tiny hole
and relying on image
guidance, which is
not infallible.
Mini-open, a hybrid
between minimally
invasive and conven-
tional open tech-
niques, had the best
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