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View article: No long term benefit of decompression of a borderline lumbar spinal stenosis level adjacent to a more stenotic index level
No long term benefit of decompression of a borderline lumbar spinal stenosis level adjacent to a more stenotic index level Open
Purpose Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) frequently involves multiple levels of the spine. Whether to perform single-level decompression (SLD) or multi-level decompression (MLD) in patients with at least one borderline stenotic level adjacent …
View article: Surgeon Recommendation and Outcomes of Decompression With vs Without Fusion in Patients With Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Surgeon Recommendation and Outcomes of Decompression With vs Without Fusion in Patients With Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Open
Importance The ability of surgeons to choose the right patient for fusion in addition to decompression when operating for degenerative spondylolisthesis with symptomatic spinal stenosis is debated. The addition of fusion increases risk, mo…
View article: ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science 2025: A randomized trial on three different minimally invasive decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis. Five years follow-up from the NORDSTEN-SST
ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science 2025: A randomized trial on three different minimally invasive decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis. Five years follow-up from the NORDSTEN-SST Open
Purpose The short-term clinical outcome for midline-preserving posterior decompression techniques was comparable. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term clinical results after three different midline-preserving posterior decompres…
View article: Decompression alone or with fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Nordsten-DS): five year follow-up of a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial
Decompression alone or with fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Nordsten-DS): five year follow-up of a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial Open
Objective To assess whether decompression alone is non-inferior to decompression with instrumented fusion five years after primary surgery in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Design Five year follow-up of a randomised, …
View article: Bacterial growth in patients with low back pain and Modic changes: protocol of a multicentre, case–control biopsy study
Bacterial growth in patients with low back pain and Modic changes: protocol of a multicentre, case–control biopsy study Open
Introduction Bacterial infection and Modic changes (MCs) as causes of low back pain (LBP) are debated. Results diverged between two randomised controlled trials examining the effect of amoxicillin with and without clavulanic acid versus pl…
View article: Long-term comparison of anterior (ALIF) versus transforaminal (TLIF) lumbar interbody fusion: a propensity score-matched register-based study
Long-term comparison of anterior (ALIF) versus transforaminal (TLIF) lumbar interbody fusion: a propensity score-matched register-based study Open
Purpose Anterior (ALIF) and transforaminal (TLIF) lumbar interbody fusion have shown similar clinical outcomes at short- and medium-term follow-ups. Possible advantages of ALIF in the long run could be better disc height and lumbar lordosi…
View article: Is the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompression
Is the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompression Open
Background We aim to investigate associations between preoperative radiological findings of lumbar foraminal stenosis with clinical outcomes after posterior microsurgical decompression in patients with predominantly central lumbar spinal s…
View article: Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation
Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation Open
Aims Repeated lumbar spine surgery has been associated with inferior clinical outcomes. This study aimed to examine and quantify the impact of this association in a national clinical register cohort. Methods This is a population-based stud…
View article: Postoperative Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area as an Association for Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Postoperative Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area as an Association for Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Open
Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. The aim was to investigate the association between postoperative dural sac cross-sectional area (DSCA) after decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and clinical outcome. Furtherm…
View article: Fusion Is Not a Safeguard to Prevent Revision Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Fusion Is Not a Safeguard to Prevent Revision Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Open
Nils H. Ulrich, MD; Jakob M. Burgstaller, MD, DMD, PhD, EMBA; Fabio Valeri, MSc; Giuseppe Pichierri, PhD; Michael Betz, MD; Tamas F. Fekete, MD; Maria M. Wertli, MD, PhD; François Porchet, MD; Johann Steurer, MD; Mazda Farshad, MD, MPH; Lu…
View article: Comparison of 3 Different Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Comparison of 3 Different Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Open
Importance Operations for lumbar spinal stenosis is the most often performed surgical procedure in the adult lumbar spine. This study reports the clinical outcome of the 3 most commonly used minimally invasive posterior decompression techn…
View article: Reliability of preoperative MRI findings in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
Reliability of preoperative MRI findings in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis Open
Background Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important tool in preoperative evaluation of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Reported reliability of various MRI findings in LSS varies from fair to excellent. There are inconsi…