Semi-Circumferential Decompression: Microsurgical Total en-bloc Ligamentum Flavectomy to Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Grade I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggested that semi-circumferential decompression is a clinically recommendable procedure that can improve pain. This procedure does not cause spinal instability when treating patients who have a spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis. PMID: 26640630 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26640630?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - December 11, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research