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No added benefit of fusion to decompression for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
July 2016
No added benefit of fusion to decompression for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 14;374(15):1413-23Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
247 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, with or without spondylolisthesis, were randomized to decompression plus fusion or decompression alone. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes according to the Oswestry Disability Index, the National Swedish Register for Spine Surgery questionnaire, the Zurich Claudication Questionnaire, and the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (E...
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