The necessity and risk factors of subsequent fusion after decompression alone for lumbar spinal stenosis with lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5 years follow-up in 2 different large populations

Although decompression without fusion is a reasonable surgical treatment option for some patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) secondary to spondylolisthesis, some of these patients will require secondary surgery for subsequent fusion. Long-term outcome and need for subsequent fusion in patients treated with decompression alone in the setting of lumbar spondylolisthesis remains controversial.

Source: The Spine Journal - May 12, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hikari Urakawa, Tuckerman Jones, Andre Samuel, Avani S. Vaishnav, Yahya Othman, Sohrab Virk, Yoshihiro Katsuura, Sravisht Iyer, Steven McAnany, Todd Albert, Catherine Himo Gang, Sheeraz A Qureshi Source Type: research