Consideration of foraminal stenosis in decompression alone versus decompression plus fusion for claudication secondary to lumbar spinal stenosis

Thomas et al. (October issue) found equivalent outcomes for patients treated with decompression plus fusion versus decompression alone for claudication secondary to lumbar spinal stenosis [1]. This is a national spine registry study where they excluded patients with deformity or spondylolisthesis, which had been a major contention with previous similar studies [1-5].
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research