Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic-assisted transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) versus traditional open counterpart for single-segment lumbar spondylolisthesis. [Methods] A retrospective study was performed on 64 patients who received TLIF for single-level moderate lumbar spondylolisthesis in our hospital from July 2019 to June 2021. According to preoperative doctor-patient communication, 32 cases received endoscope-assisted TLIF (the endoscopic group) , while the other 32 cases re- ceived traditional open TLIF (the open group) . The perioperative period, follow-up and imaging data were compared between the two groups. [Results] The endoscopic group proved significantly superior to the open group in terms of operation time, total incision length, intraoperative blood loss and postoperative hospital stay (P<0.05) , despite of the fact that the endoscopic group took significantly more frequency of intraop- erative fluoroscopy than the open group (P<0.05) . Postoperative early complications were 1/32 (3.1%) in the endoscopic group, while 8/32 (25.0%) in the open group, which was statistically significant (P=0.031) . All the 64 patients were followed up for more than 12 months. The ODI scores decreased significantly (P<0.05) , while JOA score increased significantly in both groups over time (P<0.05) . Although there were no significant differences in ODI and JOA scores between the two groups before operation (P<0.05) , the endoscopic group was significantly su- perior to the open group in the ODI and JOA scores at 6 months and 12 months after operation (P<0.05) . Radiographically, the slippage angle and slippage rate measured on X-ray films significantly reduced in both groups postoperatively compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05) , which were not significantly different between the two groups at any corresponding time points (P>0.05) . At the latest follow-up, all patients in both groups got solid intervertebral fusion without loosening of internal fixators. [Conclusion] This percutaneous endoscope- assisted TLIF does reduce surgical trauma and improve clinical outcomes in the treatment of single-level mild-to-moderate lumbar spondylolisthesis.