Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical outcomes of endoscopic discectomy-assisted oblique interbody fusion (ED-OLIF) ver- sus minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion (Mis-TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases. [Methods] A retro- spective study was conducted on 51 patients who received the minimally invasive surgical treatments for lumbar degenerative diseases from August 2016 to June 2020. According to doctor-patient communication, 26 patients received ED-OLIF, while the other 25 patients received Mis-TLIF. The perioperative period, follow-up and imaging data of the two groups were compared. [Results] Although ED-OLIF group con- sumed significantly longer operation time than the Mis-TLIF group [(281.8±79.7) min vs (182.2±42.3) min, P<0.05], the former proved sig- nificantly superior to the latter in terms of incision length [(5.7±0.2) cm vs (7.0±1.2) cm, P<0.05], intraoperative blood loss [(107.3±44.2) ml vs [(196.0±80.3) ml, P<0.05] and postoperative walking time [(3.1±1.2) days vs (6.4±1.6) days, P<0.05]. All patients were followed up for a mean of (29.8±11.3) months, and the ED-OLIF group resumed full weight-bearing activity significantly earlier than the Mis-TLIF group [(28.7±4.1) days vs (46.0±5.3) days, P<0.05]. The JOA scores significantly increased (P<0.05), while VAS and ODI scores significantly de- creased in both groups over time (P<0.05). There was no statistical significance in the above indexes between the two groups before surgery (P>0.05). The ED-OLIF group was significantly superior to the Mis-TLIF group in terms of VAS score [(3.0±0.7) vs (3.9±0.9), P<0.05], JOA score [(20.6±4.5) vs (16.6±2.0), P<0.05], ODI score [(33.4±12.6) vs (35.2±3.7), P<0.05] at discharge, whereas which became not statistically significant between the two groups at the last follow-up (P>0.05). Regarding imaging, the height of intervertebral space was significantly in- creased in both groups at the last follow-up compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05), but there were no significant differences in inter- vertebral height, lumbar lordosis angle and Bridwell fusion grade between the two groups at any corresponding time points (P>0.05). [Con- clusion] Compared with Mis-TLIF, the ED-OLIF is less invasive, and achieves faster postoperative pain relief and functional recovery for lumbar degenerative diseases.