I'm sorry; I'm just not familiar with Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) surgery.

I did do a search, however, via Google:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...ry%22&aq=f&oq=

Someone who might have some great insights is Gloria; her NT user name is: GJZH.

You could try PM'ing her. This is her profile:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/member.php?u=120

Under her user name, there is a pull-down menu which reads: Send Message. Select the option to send her a Private Message; she might also receive e-mails (same pull-down menu).