Abstract:[Objective] To evaluate the clinical outcomes of oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) combined with pedicle screw fixa- tion through Wiltse approach for upper degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. [Methods] A retrospective study was done on 43 patients who received surgical treatment for upper degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis in our hospital from March 2018 to June 2019. Based on preoperative doctor-patient communication, 20 patients were treated with OLIF combined with pedicle screw fixation through Wiltse ap- proach (the OLIF group) , while the other 23 patients underwent transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (the TLIF group) . The periopera- tive, follow-up and imaging data of the two groups were compared. [Results] All patients had operation finished successfully, with the OLIF group significantly superior to the TLIF group in terms of operation time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage, postoperative walking time and hospital stay (P<0.05) . All patients were followed up for more than 12 months, with a mean of (22.70±6.51) months. The OLIF group resumed full weight-bearing activity significantly earlier than the TLIF group (P<0.05) . The VAS and ODI scores decreased significantly (P<0.05) , while JOA score increased significantly in both groups over time (P<0.05) . At any corresponding time points, no significant differences in VAS, ODI and JOA scores were noticed between the two groups (P<0.05) . Radiographically, interverte- bral space height, intervertebral foraminal height, and lumbar lordosis angle significantly increased (P<0.05) , whereas the slippage degree of vertebral body decreased significantly in both groups at the latest follow- up compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05) . The OLIF group proved significantly superior to the TLIF group in term of Lenke interbody fusion scale at 3 months, 6 months and the latest follow-up (P<0.05) . [Conclusion] OLIF combined with pedicle screw fixation through Wiltse approach has advantages of minimizing iatrogenic trau- ma, enhancing recovery and reducing postoperative complications over the TLIF for treatment of upper degenerative spondylolisthesis.